protobuf 4.x introduced breaking changes compared to 3.20.
To adapt, we would have to regenerate paymentrequest_pb2.py, using protoc>=3.19.0, however ubuntu does not have new enough protoc.
Also, unsure if newly generated paymentrequest_pb2.py would be supported by older versions of protobuf.
Best to just wait for things to settle.
```
electrum/__init__.py:20: in <module>
from .wallet import Wallet
electrum/wallet.py:70: in <module>
from . import transaction, bitcoin, coinchooser, paymentrequest, ecc, bip32
electrum/paymentrequest.py:37: in <module>
from . import paymentrequest_pb2 as pb2
electrum/paymentrequest_pb2.py:36: in <module>
_descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
.tox/py3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/google/protobuf/descriptor.py:560: in __new__
_message.Message._CheckCalledFromGeneratedFile()
E TypeError: Descriptors cannot not be created directly.
E If this call came from a _pb2.py file, your generated code is out of date and must be regenerated with protoc >= 3.19.0.
E If you cannot immediately regenerate your protos, some other possible workarounds are:
E 1. Downgrade the protobuf package to 3.20.x or lower.
E 2. Set PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION=python (but this will use pure-Python parsing and will be much slower).
E
E More information: https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/news/2022-05-06#python-updates
```
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