google.protobuf.message.DecodeError: Error parsing message

Question

I am doing the tutorial on https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/master/tutorials/image_recognition/index.html

and working on the Python API section, I launched python classify_image.py

Here I am getting the error message out like so:

A protocol message was rejected because it was too big (more than 67108864 bytes). To increase the limit (or to disable these warnings), see CodedInputStream::SetTotalBytesLimit() in google/protobuf/io/coded_stream.h.

So, I tried to access the file coded_stream.h, but I cannot get to it as the directory tree is getting me to google/protobuf and no further. There is no io directory. Any hints on what I should do now?

thanks Peter

• Torxed: developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/reference/cpp/…

Answer 1

You need to install the custom protobuf pip package as detailed here: https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/g3doc/get_started/os_setup.md#protobuf-library-related-issues

EDIT : (updating link) https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r1.0/install/install_linux#protobuf_pip_package_31

• Peter HIRT: Thanks a lot. This solves my problem. I first tried the tutorial with a docker image which ran perfectly OK, then wanted to do the identical thing on a native install of Tensorflow on my iMac and there it failed.
• Peter HIRT: On my anaconda environment based installation of tensorflow, I do have a problem with the protobuf pip package as proposed above. I get a message Successfully installed protobuf-3.0.0b2.post2 Hence I suppose the install went very well. But now making a simple test of entering into Python and importing tensorflow, I get this error ImportError: dlopen(/Users/peterhirt/anaconda/envs/tf1/lib/python2.7/site-packages/google/protobuf/pyext/_message.so, 2): Library not loaded: /usr/local/lib/libprotobuf.10.dylib Reason: image not found any hint what is not working Thanks a lot Peter
• Yaroslav Bulatov: Could you file an issue on github tensorflow and link it here? Having it working in Anaconda seems useful
• Peter HIRT: submitted an issue at link
• subbu: both links are not working, need help! Getting the same error