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My question is similar to the one posted here: WolframEngine install + wolframclient for Python on Ubuntu. However, this solution is not fixing my problem.

I cannot get the wolframclient library to successfully connect to the WolframKernel that is installed on my machine.

I have installed Mathematica 12.0 (for student) on laptop (Pixelbook).

When I run: 

from wolframclient.evaluation import WolframLanguageSession
session = WolframLanguageSession(kernel='/usr/local/Wolfram/WolframEngine/12.0/Executables/wolfram')
session.start() <-- this call will fail resulting in a socket exception: Socket operation aborted. 

we 'Failed to communicate with kernel'

Furthermore, I am able to launch Mathematica from terminal, so there is clearly an activated kernel.

Any thoughts?

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  • $\begingroup$ Is it TCP/IP connection? What's about the firewall permissions? Or permissions for access to folders? $\endgroup$
    – Rom38
    Commented Jun 8, 2019 at 6:39
  • $\begingroup$ The WolframEngine uses ZMQ sockets for communication beyond that, I don't know. The Kernels live in /usr/local/path-to-kernel so I don't think there would be a permissions problem. $\endgroup$
    – aadharna
    Commented Jun 9, 2019 at 2:34
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    $\begingroup$ am encountering the same issue with version 13. have you found a solution yet? $\endgroup$
    – asterix314
    Commented Jan 29, 2022 at 8:15
  • $\begingroup$ I am having this issue on the mac with version 13 $\endgroup$
    – boobami
    Commented Aug 5 at 21:21

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Note: One way I got around this was my instead pointing to my kernel that Mathematica uses.

kernel=/usr/local/Wolfram/Mathematica/12.0/Executables/WolframKernel

However, this only works because my university has a site license for Mathematica. Therefore, this is not a true solution.

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