Operator-Specific Errors

These errors are specific to MOSAIC operators (the Operators tab in the GUI). For shared errors that apply to all platforms, see the parent Common Errors page.

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mosaic_multigrid

Preview hangs – “Loading environment preview” with no result

Symptom:

The user selects a mosaic_multigrid environment (e.g., MosaicMultiGrid-Soccer-2vs2-IndAgObs-v0) and clicks Load Environment. The log shows:

INFO | Loading environment preview for mosaic_multigrid/MosaicMultiGrid-Soccer-2vs2-IndAgObs-v0

but the preview never appears. No error message is displayed in the status bar. The GUI remains responsive (daemon polling continues) but the render panel stays empty.

Cause: The mosaic-multigrid PyPI package (v4.0.0+) registers 13 environments via gym.register() in mosaic_multigrid.envs. Each registered ID maps to a specific environment class:

Gym ID	Class
MosaicMultiGrid-Soccer-v0	SoccerGame4HEnv10x15N2
MosaicMultiGrid-Soccer-2vs2-IndAgObs-v0	SoccerGame4HIndAgObsEnv16x11N2
MosaicMultiGrid-Soccer-2vs2-TeamObs-v0	SoccerTeamObsEnv
MosaicMultiGrid-Basketball-3vs3-IndAgObs-v0	BasketballGame6HIndAgObsEnv19x11N3

If the preview code instantiates a hardcoded class (e.g., SoccerGame4HEnv10x15N2) instead of using gym.make(task), the wrong environment is created. This can cause silent failures, missing observations, or hanging because the environment’s internal state does not match the expected gym ID.

Fix: The preview code in main_window.py must use gymnasium.make() for all mosaic_multigrid environments instead of hardcoded class imports:

import gymnasium
import mosaic_multigrid.envs  # triggers gymnasium.register() calls

env = gymnasium.make(task)    # creates the correct class for any registered ID
env.render_mode = 'rgb_array'
env.reset()

This was fixed in the mosaic_multigrid/ini_multigrid family split (February 2026).

Note

Both mosaic_multigrid (v4.4.0+) and ini_multigrid use the modern Gymnasium API (import gymnasium), not the deprecated OpenAI Gym. Always use import gymnasium when working with these environments.

render_mode property has no setter (OrderEnforcing)

Error:

Cannot preview mosaic_multigrid MosaicMultiGrid-Collect-IndAgObs-v0:
property 'render_mode' of 'OrderEnforcing' object has no setter

Cause: Gymnasium wraps every environment created via gymnasium.make() in an OrderEnforcing wrapper. This wrapper exposes render_mode as a read-only property – it cannot be assigned after creation.

Code like this will fail:

# WRONG -- raises AttributeError
env = gymnasium.make(task)
env.render_mode = 'rgb_array'

Fix: Pass render_mode as a keyword argument to gymnasium.make() at creation time:

# CORRECT -- render_mode set during construction
env = gymnasium.make(task, render_mode='rgb_array')

The same rule applies when instantiating environment classes directly (without gymnasium.make):

# CORRECT -- pass render_mode in kwargs
env = env_cls(**config_kwargs, render_mode='rgb_array')

# WRONG -- setting after construction
env = env_cls(**config_kwargs)
env.render_mode = 'rgb_array'   # may fail depending on the class

Note

This applies to all Gymnasium environments, not just multigrid. The old OpenAI Gym allowed post-construction assignment of render_mode, but Gymnasium does not.

mosaic_multigrid not installed

Error (preview):

mosaic_multigrid not installed - cannot preview: No module named 'mosaic_multigrid'

Error (agent detection):

Failed to auto-detect agent count for mosaic_multigrid/...: gymnasium package not installed

Cause: The mosaic-multigrid package is not installed in the virtual environment.

Fix – Option A (recommended): Install via pyproject.toml optional dependency:

source .venv/bin/activate
cd /path/to/mosaic
pip install ".[mosaic_multigrid]"

This installs mosaic-multigrid==4.4.0 plus all base dependencies defined in pyproject.toml.

Fix – Option B: Install via requirements file:

source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements/mosaic_multigrid.txt

Fix – Option C: Install the package directly:

source .venv/bin/activate
pip install mosaic-multigrid==4.4.0

Verify the installation:

python -c "
import mosaic_multigrid
print(f'mosaic-multigrid version: {mosaic_multigrid.__version__}')

import gymnasium
import mosaic_multigrid.envs
env = gymnasium.make('MosaicMultiGrid-Soccer-2vs2-IndAgObs-v0')
env.reset()
print(f'Environment: {env.unwrapped.__class__.__name__}, agents={len(env.unwrapped.agents)}')
env.close()
"

Expected output:

mosaic-multigrid version: 4.4.0
Environment: SoccerGame4HIndAgObsEnv16x11N2, agents=4

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ini_multigrid

ini_multigrid not available – cannot preview

Error:

ini_multigrid not available - cannot preview: No module named 'multigrid'

Cause: The INI multigrid package (3rd_party/multigrid-ini) is not on the Python path or the submodule was not initialized.

Fix – Option A (recommended): Install via pyproject.toml:

source .venv/bin/activate
cd /path/to/mosaic
pip install ".[multigrid_ini]"

Fix – Option B: Install from local directory:

source .venv/bin/activate

# Initialize the submodule if the directory is empty
git submodule update --init 3rd_party/multigrid-ini

# Install in editable mode
pip install -e 3rd_party/multigrid-ini

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Environment Family Reference

MOSAIC splits multigrid environments into two independent families:

Family	Description	view_size	Environments
mosaic_multigrid	Competitive team sports	3	13 (Soccer, Collect, Basketball variants)
ini_multigrid	Cooperative exploration	7	13 (Empty, RedBlueDoors, LockedHallway, etc.)

Both families appear as separate entries in the Operators tab Env Family dropdown. Both show the multigrid settings panel (observation mode, coordination strategy). Role assignment (forward/defender) is only available for mosaic_multigrid Soccer environments.