I have similar issue on when starting Openshot on terminal in Ubuntu 16.04.4.
In addition, there is also a mlt_repository_init failure. However, Openshot does start up and can be used. Also, Openshot can be started from Ubuntu 16.04 GUI Icon. Error: $ openshot Added /usr/share/openshot to system path ------------------------- ERROR 1 ------------------------------ Failed to import 'from openshot import main' Error Message: cannot import name main ---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- OpenShot (version 1.4.3) -------------------------------- mlt_repository_init: failed to dlopen /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mlt/libmltqt.so (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Xml.so.5: undefined symbol: _ZNK7QString10startqWithE5QCharN2Qt35CaseSelsitivit{E) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1074035 Title: openshot crashes on startup with "cannot import name main" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openshot/+bug/1074035/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs