import error when using git version and python3.5

[thengineer]

I have installed the git version using the setup script, and when trying to import slate i get the following error:

 >>> import slate
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/slate-0.5.1-py3.5.egg/slate/__init__.py", line 66, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/slate-0.5.1-py3.5.egg/slate/classes.py", line 25, in <module>
ImportError: No module named 'utils'

[pchaigno]

I have the same issue.
Slate is expecting to find utils.py in the current directory, which obviously isn't there.

Steps to reproduce:

pip3 install pdfminer3k
pip3 install git+https://github.com/timClicks/slate
python3 pdftotext.py /some/pdf/file.pdf

with pdftotext.py being:

import slate
import sys

if __name__ == "__main__":
    filepath = sys.argv[1]
    with open(filepath) as f:
        doc = slate.PDF(f)
        print(doc)

[wearpants]

Can this get merged please?

[benjaminweb]

It shouldn't if PR #32 turns out to do the same and more (untested). Read that chronology.

[arderyp]

this error persists, over 3 years later. I guess its impossible to run slate on python 3?

[juicedatom]

+1 on the above. I was able to manually patch with the above fix.