I had to uninstall your project today because it downgrades protobuf to 3.19.6, breaking many other nodes

[gessyoo]

The default ComfyUI update behavior is to not allow python dependency downgrades, but your project bypasses this safeguard every time it updates. Your project's behavior when updating, installing protobuf ==3.19.6 breaks more than a dozen other custom nodes that I need, and requires me to remove the downgraded protobuf and install a working version.

[DragonDiffusionbyBoyo]

let me review what is going on. Are you using the bat file installer or just let windows/linux do its thing.
Can you confirm comfy version, OS , CUDA and other bits for me so I can recreate your issue. Also what nodes are breaking please? I need to know what nodes are breaking to check the conflicts.

[DragonDiffusionbyBoyo]

I have pinned protobuf to a greater than and pinned some other deps. The requirements file has been updated. If you could still provide me with the information requested please so I can rule out other issues and or someone elses nodes that directly clash with my requirements etc.

[gessyoo]

I'm running in a standalone Windows conda environment, python 3.12, pytorch 2.10, CUDA 12.8 -- not ComfyUI Desktop or Portable. I'm attaching a screenshot showing the python dependencies impacted by the downgrade to protobuf 3.19.6 every time your project updates. I haven't kept a record of all the broken custom nodes because I interrupt the ComfyUI start-up when protobuf is downgraded and re-install protobuf==5.29.6, which works for the custom nodes I need. I may be an edge case, but I thought you should know about the issue.

[DragonDiffusionbyBoyo]

can you try a git pull to pull in my updated deps and see if anything breaks. I believe I have fixed the issues as one of the chinese packages does have protobuf dependency and due to me now pinning this down my node pack should not now downgrade anything.
I do not actually have protobuf imported in any of my nodes but the chinese package does use it, if that makes sense.

I will review you screenshot, thanks.