import error, cannot import name plotvol3

[slyandsmart]

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Describe the bug

I try to use the toolbox, installed it via pip on my DOCKER Container but the following error appears when i try to work with.

import roboticstoolbox
/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/matplotlib/projections/init.py:63: UserWarning: Unable to import Axes3D. This may be due to multiple versions of Matplotlib being installed (e.g. as a system package and as a pip package). As a result, the 3D projection is not available.
warnings.warn("Unable to import Axes3D. This may be due to multiple versions of "
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/roboticstoolbox/init.py", line 1, in
from roboticstoolbox.tools import *
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/roboticstoolbox/tools/init.py", line 2, in
from roboticstoolbox.tools.p_servo import p_servo, angle_axis, angle_axis_python
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/roboticstoolbox/tools/p_servo.py", line 4, in
from spatialmath import SE3, base
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/spatialmath/init.py", line 3, in
from spatialmath.pose2d import SO2, SE2
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/spatialmath/pose2d.py", line 26, in
import spatialmath.base as smb
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/spatialmath/base/init.py", line 8, in
from spatialmath.base.transforms3d import * # lgtm [py/polluting-import]
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/spatialmath/base/transforms3d.py", line 48, in
from spatialmath.base.graphics import plotvol3, axes_logic
ImportError: cannot import name 'plotvol3' from 'spatialmath.base.graphics' (/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/spatialmath/base/graphics.py)

Version information

Did you install from PyPI or GitHub?
If PyPI what version number?
roboticstoolbox-python==1.1.0 (but tried all the newer ones also)
spatialmath-python==1.1.8 (but tried all the newer ones also )

Environment (please complete the following information):
Ubuntu 22.04 Docker Container ( FROM osrf/ros:humble-desktop)
Python 3.10.12

[peteflorence]

If not using graphics, a hacky workaround is to just not import that line, i.e. in OP's example:

vi /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/spatialmath/base/transforms3d.py

and comment out line 48