Summary
mlx_audio.stt.generate CLI fails immediately on import with a circular import error in mlx-audio 0.4.5. The same workflow worked in a previous version.
Environment
- Package:
mlx-audio==0.4.5
- Python: 3.13.13
- Platform: macOS (darwin 25.5.0), arm64
- Install method:
uv add mlx-audio (project venv)
Steps to Reproduce
mlx_audio.stt.generate \
--model mlx-community/VibeVoice-ASR-bf16 \
--audio test.wav \
--output-path output \
--format json \
--verbose
Expected Behavior
CLI starts, loads the model, and produces a transcription.
Actual Behavior
Import fails before any transcription runs:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File ".../.venv/bin/mlx_audio.stt.generate", line 4, in <module>
from mlx_audio.stt.generate import main
File ".../mlx_audio/stt/generate.py", line 15, in <module>
from mlx_audio.stt.models.base import STTOutput
File ".../mlx_audio/stt/models/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
from . import (
...<15 lines>...
)
File ".../mlx_audio/stt/models/glmasr/__init__.py", line 2, in <module>
from .glmasr import Model, StreamingResult, STTOutput
File ".../mlx_audio/stt/models/glmasr/glmasr.py", line 16, in <module>
from mlx_audio.stt.generate import wired_limit
ImportError: cannot import name 'wired_limit' from partially initialized module 'mlx_audio.stt.generate'
(most likely due to a circular import)
Summary
mlx_audio.stt.generateCLI fails immediately on import with a circular import error in mlx-audio 0.4.5. The same workflow worked in a previous version.Environment
mlx-audio==0.4.5uv add mlx-audio(project venv)Steps to Reproduce
Expected Behavior
CLI starts, loads the model, and produces a transcription.
Actual Behavior
Import fails before any transcription runs: