LpProblem.fromMPS() function does not work on UNIX system?

[tle4336]

Details for the issue

What did you do?

I currently need to read a .mps file back into Pycharm using LpProblem.fromMPS([file directory], sense=Lp.Maximize). However, when doing things on UNIX system in a Docker container (Jenkins), I kept bumping into the weird error:

15:36:40 File "/-python/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pulp/pulp.py", line 1541, in fromMPS
15:36:40 data = mpslp.readMPS(filename, sense=sense, **kwargs)
15:36:40 File "/-python/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pulp/mps_lp.py", line 91, in readMPS
15:36:40 row_name = line[1]
15:36:40 IndexError: list index out of range

What did you expect to see?

I expect the file to be read successfully, as I was able to do so locally on a Windows 10 system.

What did you see instead?

Error message:

15:36:40 File "/-python/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pulp/pulp.py", line 1541, in fromMPS
15:36:40 data = mpslp.readMPS(filename, sense=sense, **kwargs)
15:36:40 File "/-python/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pulp/mps_lp.py", line 91, in readMPS
15:36:40 row_name = line[1]
15:36:40 IndexError: list index out of range

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What operating system are you using?

• Windows: ( version: ___ )
• Linux: ( distro: ___ )
• Mac OS: ( version: ___ )
• Other: UNIX

I'm using python version:

• 2.7
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 3.6
• [X ] Other: 3.10

I installed PuLP via:

• pypi (python -m pip install pulp)
• github (python -m pip install -U git+https://github.com/coin-or/pulp)
• [X ] Other: pipfile (conda?)

Did you also

• Tried out the latest github version: https://github.com/coin-or/pulp
• Searched for an existing similar issue: https://github.com/coin-or/pulp/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue%20

[pchtsp]

you're giving a list of files as argument, from what I get from your example. The package is constantly tested in Linux.

You should do:

LpProblem.fromMPS(file directory, sense=Lp.Maximize)