segment fault when run pyvw.vw

[vingovan]

Describe the bug

I installed vowpal_wabbit. When I import pyvm and run pyvw.vw, I got error segment fault

Environment

• MacOS 10.15.2
• Install vowpal_wabbit use conda
• VW 8.8.1
• Python 3.8.2

Thanks

[jackgerrits]

Hi @vingovan,

This is a known issue to do with Conda on MacOS. It is a problem with the libraries Conda links against. You can find the full discussion in the tracking issue here: #2100

To mitigate, if it is possible for you to do so, you can use the package with Pip directly, outside of the Conda environment.

brew install cmake boost boost-python3 zlib
pip install vowpalwabbit