Re: Correct module for site customization of path
On 11/1/24 08:32, dieter.mau...@online.de wrote:
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After the recent upgrades I had to install youtube_dl with pipx for the
new python version.
When I ran the script which imported youtube_dl, I got an import error
as it appears the path to the module
was not in sys.path
I see at several options:
* install `youtoube_dl` where Python looks for it
(you can print `sys.path` to find out all the places
normally checked for importable modules)
* put a (symbolic) link to `youtoube_dl` at a place
where Python looks for modules
* use Pythons' `.pth' feature to tell Python additional
places where to look for modules.
You can place `.pth` files where Python looks for modules
to be imported
In /usr/lib/python3.12/sitecustomize.py I put the following:
import sys
sys.path.append("path to youtube_dl")
# In /usr/lib/python3.12/sitecustomize.py
# Thanks seems to work for me
cheers
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Correct module for site customization of path
FYI: I am retired programmer using a recent upgrade to ubuntu 24.04 and python 3.12 My needs are that of a hobbyist at this time. I am on a single user home desktop with root privileges available. After the recent upgrades I had to install youtube_dl with pipx for the new python version. When I ran the script which imported youtube_dl, I got an import error as it appears the path to the module was not in sys.path. For me, it was a simple matter of appending the path for youtube_dl to sys.path, however, I would prefer to not have to do an append at every script using it. There is a boatload of documentation of site path configuration, but still, I am not sure what option to take. Recommendations are invited and welcome. Thanks -- Tim thjmm...@gmail.com -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: ModuleNotFoundError for youtube_dl
On 12/9/24 14:59, Tim Johnson wrote:
Recently did a refresh of ubuntu 24.04
With no code changes am now getting a *ModuleNotFoundError *for youtube_dl
Relevant code is
import sys
sys.path.append("/home/tim/.local/share/pipx/venvs/youtube-dl/lib/python3.12/site-packages/youtube_dl")
import youtube_dl '
Navigating to
/home/tim/.local/share/pipx/venvs/youtube-dl/lib/python3.12/site-packages/youtube_dl,
I see the following
tim@beelink:~/.local/share/pipx/venvs/youtube-dl/lib/python3.12/site-packages/youtube_dl$
ls
aes.py compat.py extractor jsinterp.py options.py
__pycache__ swfinterp.py utils.py YoutubeDL.py
cache.py downloader __init__.py __main__.py postprocessor
socks.py update.py version.
I should not have appended 'youtube_dl' to the path. I used the content
from
/home/tim/.local/share/pipx/shared/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pipx_shared.pth
("/home/tim/.local/share/pipx/shared/lib/python3.12/site-packages") and
added that to /usr/lib/python3.12/sitecustomize.py as appended to sys.path
and it appears to be solved.
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ModuleNotFoundError for youtube_dl
Recently did a refresh of ubuntu 24.04
With no code changes am now getting a *ModuleNotFoundError *for youtube_dl
Relevant code is
import sys
sys.path.append("/home/tim/.local/share/pipx/venvs/youtube-dl/lib/python3.12/site-packages/youtube_dl")
import youtube_dl '
Navigating to
/home/tim/.local/share/pipx/venvs/youtube-dl/lib/python3.12/site-packages/youtube_dl,
I see the following
tim@beelink:~/.local/share/pipx/venvs/youtube-dl/lib/python3.12/site-packages/youtube_dl$
ls
aes.py compat.py extractor jsinterp.py options.py __pycache__
swfinterp.py utils.py YoutubeDL.py
cache.py downloader __init__.py __main__.py postprocessor
socks.py update.py version.py
I've been retired from python programming for 10 years now, and just
tinker or write stuff for myself to
use on my own workstation, so I have obviously forgotten a lot (if you
don't use it you lose it, right)
I hope that someone can help me correct this.
thanks
tim
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Re: subprocess.Popen does not launch audacity
On 1/10/25 12:53, Thomas Passin via Python-list wrote:
On 1/10/2025 4:00 PM, Tim Johnson via Python-list wrote:
On 1/10/25 11:32, MRAB via Python-list wrote:
,,, snipped
Below is the pertinent code:
Popen(choice, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE,
stdin=PIPE, close_fds=True)
My guess is my argument list is either insufficient or an argument is
causing the problem, but am unsure of which.
I have been retired from python programming for ten years, and am
pretty
rusty, but it is still fun. There are plenty
of other ways to successfully launch audacity but it would be great to
make it work from this script.
What is the value of 'choice'?
You could try printing out the value of 'choice' for one that works
and the one that doesn't and then try them again interactively from
the Python prompt with the given values. That should eliminate all
but the essential code for easier debugging.
choice is /usr/local/bin/audacity, which is the correct path for
audacity on my system. As far as I can see, that string has no hidden
bytes.
Invoking /usr/local/bin/audacity from the command line launches
audacity and so does choosing with dmenu_run. which -a audacity
shows only that item.
Maybe I need to isolate the function call and start stripping out
parameters. I should have time to do that later today.
I don't know why you would want to redirect stdin, etc. It's a GUI
application.
This worked for me in a Python session on EndeavourOS, python 3.13.1:
>>> from subprocess import run
>>> run('/usr/bin/audacity')
You're right as I suspected. The input files that I am using need a flag
field to indicate whether the target
is a gui or terminal app. Removing the pipe parameters gave me audacity
just fine. Time to roll up my sleeves
and get to work adding the relevant code. Beats shoveling snow. :)
Thanks everybody.
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Re: No module name mutagen
On 12/31/24 15:00, Tim Johnson wrote: . Snipped I resolved this by extrapolating known paths of other non-distro pipx installs, and am back in business now. I'm taking lots of notes. For some reason, even after running updatedb, I had no luck finding with locate. I was not aware that mutagen is available through apt. Thanks to you who brought that up. I have noted some other things: Running pipx with the verbose flag gives me more information, and probably would have been enough to not require me to post this thread. *And: *the verbose flag tells me where the logs are. Whoopee! Seems to me it wouldn't be that hard for pipx to print out the full install path, both at install runtime and in the log. Oh well, if I didn't have problems, I would use my pythonisto brain even less and it would atrophy even further. Thanks for all the input. Happy New Year, one and all. :) Tim -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
No module name mutagen
Please let me grumble for a minute : I've been using python since before 1. 5, when I could email Guido van Rossum directly with questions and on at least one occasion we swapped stories about our cats. I put six kids though college writing python, and now after being retired for ten years, I get my butt kicked by python dependencies every time I upgrade ubuntu. (I'm newly on 24.04) now. Now, after three weeks on using the following code correctly: from mutagen import mp3, id3, File as mutaFile from mutagen.id3 import ID3, TIT2, TPE1 I am as of today, getting an import error for mutagen. Mutagen package is installed at /root/.local/share/pipx/shared/lib/python3.12/site-packages and indeed, that is the content of /root/.local/share/pipx/shared/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pipx_shared.pth I have added that to my path and am still getting the error. Grrr... I am at a loss. don't know what to do. I am only using python script for command line utilities on my desktop and local network. Must I be using a virtual environment? If so, I would be happy to set one up if I am given the python-approved directions (lots of conflicting info out there) Thanks Tim -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
subprocess.Popen does not launch audacity
Using Python 3.12.3 on Ubuntu 24.04 I've converted a legacy python2 script to python3. All went well. However, a glitch from python2 remains. The script uses dmenu to create menus to pick applications. Applications are then invoked from python using subprocess.Popen(). I have never been able to successfully launch audacity using this approach, which does work for other apps. I can launch audacity successfully using dmenu_run (on its own, outside of the script) Below is the pertinent code: Popen(choice, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, stdin=PIPE, close_fds=True) My guess is my argument list is either insufficient or an argument is causing the problem, but am unsure of which. I have been retired from python programming for ten years, and am pretty rusty, but it is still fun. There are plenty of other ways to successfully launch audacity but it would be great to make it work from this script. Thanks in advance Tim -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: subprocess.Popen does not launch audacity
On 1/10/25 11:32, MRAB via Python-list wrote: ,,, snipped Below is the pertinent code: Popen(choice, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, stdin=PIPE, close_fds=True) My guess is my argument list is either insufficient or an argument is causing the problem, but am unsure of which. I have been retired from python programming for ten years, and am pretty rusty, but it is still fun. There are plenty of other ways to successfully launch audacity but it would be great to make it work from this script. What is the value of 'choice'? You could try printing out the value of 'choice' for one that works and the one that doesn't and then try them again interactively from the Python prompt with the given values. That should eliminate all but the essential code for easier debugging. choice is /usr/local/bin/audacity, which is the correct path for audacity on my system. As far as I can see, that string has no hidden bytes. Invoking /usr/local/bin/audacity from the command line launches audacity and so does choosing with dmenu_run. which -a audacity shows only that item. Maybe I need to isolate the function call and start stripping out parameters. I should have time to do that later today. Thanks -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
