try again...

setup.py

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
-from copy import copy
 from shutil import copy as copy_file
 
 
@@ -11,9 +10,8 @@
     install_requires = f.readlines()
 with open(root / "requirements-full.txt") as f:
     full_dependencies = f.readlines()
-testing_dependencies = copy(full_dependencies)
 with open(root / "requirements-testing.txt") as f:
-    testing_dependencies.extend(f.readlines())
+    testing_dependencies = f.readlines()
 extras_require = dict(full=full_dependencies, test=testing_dependencies)
 
 # Create a local copy for the gin test configuration file based on the master file `base_gin_test_config.json`

src/roiextractors/extraction_tools.py

@@ -16,12 +16,17 @@
 except ImportError:
     HAVE_H5 = False
 try:
-    from scipy import io as scipy_io
+    if hasattr(scipy.io.matlab, "mat_struct"):
+        from scipy.io.matlab import mat_struct
+    else:
+        from scipy.io.matlab.mio5_params import mat_struct
 
-    if hasattr(scipy_io.matlab, "mat_struct"):
-        from scipy_io.matlab import mat_struct
+    HAVE_Scipy = True
+except AttributeError:
+    if hasattr(scipy, "io") and hasattr(scipy.io.matlab, "mat_struct"):
+        from scipy.io import mat_struct
     else:
-        from scipy_io.matlab.mio5_params import mat_struct
+        from scipy.io.matlab.mio5_params import mat_struct
 
     HAVE_Scipy = True
 except ImportError: