Public bug reported: On previous versions of Ubuntu you could use the WebKit GTK3 controls, on Ubuntu 17.10 I have the newer gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 and this same command I used to import WebKit module fails:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ python Python 2.7.14 (default, Sep 23 2017, 22:06:14) [GCC 7.2.0] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import gi >>> from gi.repository import WebKit Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> ImportError: cannot import name WebKit >>> ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 2.18.0-2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-15.16-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-15-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.385 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sat Oct 14 04:45:22 2017 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Beta amd64 (20171012) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG= SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: webkit2gtk UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: webkit2gtk (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1723576 Title: Python Webkit module no longer works in 17.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk/+bug/1723576/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs