It would seem that this is a case of operator error and there is no bug: richard@laptop:~/tools/skype-record$ python Python 2.7.2+ (default, Oct 4 2011, 20:06:09) [GCC 4.6.1] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> from gi.repository import Wnck
Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5794309/how-can-i-get-a-list-of-windows-with-wnck-using-pygi -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-python-desktop in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/890771 Title: wnck gtk3 python bindings broken Status in “gnome-python-desktop” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I have the following wnck bits installed on 11.10, running with gnome- shell: richard@laptop:~$ dpkg -l | grep wnck ii gir1.2-wnck-3.0 3.2.0-0ubuntu1 GObject introspection data for the WNCK library ii libwnck-3-0 3.2.0-0ubuntu1 Window Navigator Construction Kit - runtime files ii libwnck-3-common 3.2.0-0ubuntu1 Window Navigator Construction Kit - common files ii libwnck-3-dev 3.2.0-0ubuntu1 Window Navigator Construction Kit - development files ii libwnck-common 1:2.30.7-0ubuntu1 Window Navigator Construction Kit - common files ii libwnck22 1:2.30.7-0ubuntu1 Window Navigator Construction Kit - runtime files ii python-wnck 2.32.0-0ubuntu6 Python bindings for the WNCK library Now if I start python: richard@wc-hp:~/tools/skype-record$ python Python 2.7.2+ (default, Oct 4 2011, 20:06:09) [GCC 4.6.1] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import wnck >>> import gi.repository Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/__init__.py", line 23, in <module> from ._gi import _API, Repository ImportError: could not import gobject (error was: ImportError('When using gi.repository you must not import static modules like "gobject". Please change all occurrences of "import gobject" to "from gi.repository import GObject".',)) or the other way around: Python 2.7.2+ (default, Oct 4 2011, 20:06:09) [GCC 4.6.1] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import gi.repository >>> import wnck /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gobject/constants.py:24: Warning: g_boxed_type_register_static: assertion `g_type_from_name (name) == 0' failed import gobject._gobject >>> To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-python-desktop/+bug/890771/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

