Looking through the MacOS instructions, I can see this is an easy mistake
to make. I'll correct the instructions.

-tk

On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 9:03 AM, Thomas Keffer <[email protected]> wrote:

> The problem is that you are in the wrong subdirectory and, as a result,
> are using the original weewx.conf that came with the distribution, rather
> than the freshly minted copy with your choices.
>
> Try this
>
> cd /Users/Shared/weewx
> ./bin/weewxd weewx.conf
>
>
> -tk
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 8:53 AM, kdbarto <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Installed drivers include:
>>   0) AcuRite         (weewx.drivers.acurite)
>>   1) CC3000          (weewx.drivers.cc3000)
>>   2) FineOffsetUSB   (weewx.drivers.fousb)
>>   3) Simulator       (weewx.drivers.simulator)
>>   4) TE923           (weewx.drivers.te923)
>>   5) Ultimeter       (weewx.drivers.ultimeter)
>>   6) Vantage         (weewx.drivers.vantage)
>>   7) WMR100          (weewx.drivers.wmr100)
>>   8) WMR200          (weewx.drivers.wmr200)
>>   9) WMR300          (weewx.drivers.wmr300)
>>  10) WMR9x8          (weewx.drivers.wmr9x8)
>>  11) WS1             (weewx.drivers.ws1)
>>  12) WS23xx          (weewx.drivers.ws23xx)
>>  13) WS28xx          (weewx.drivers.ws28xx)
>> choose a driver: *6*
>> Specify the hardware interface, either 'serial' or 'ethernet'.
>> If the station is connected by serial, USB, or serial-to-USB
>> adapter, specify serial.  Specify ethernet for stations with
>> WeatherLinkIP interface.
>> type [serial]: *serial*
>> Specify a port for stations with a serial interface, for
>> example /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/ttyS0.
>> port [/dev/ttyUSB0]: */dev/tty.usbserial-A900aaCR*
>>
>> Then run the thing and it looks like the station or serial driver didn’t
>> take.
>>
>> marvin:weewx-3.8.0$ /Users/Shared/weewx/bin/weewxd weewx.conf
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>   File "/Users/Shared/weewx/bin/weewxd", line 64, in <module>
>>     weewx.engine.main(options, args)
>>   File "/Users/Shared/weewx/bin/weewx/engine.py", line 865, in main
>>     engine = engine_class(config_dict)
>>   File "/Users/Shared/weewx/bin/weewx/engine.py", line 71, in __init__
>>     self.setupStation(config_dict)
>>   File "/Users/Shared/weewx/bin/weewx/engine.py", line 89, in
>> setupStation
>>     driver = config_dict[stationType]['driver']
>>   File "build/bdist.macosx-10.11-intel/egg/configobj.py", line 554, in
>> __getitem__
>> KeyError: 'unspecified'
>>
>> David
>>
>> On Mar 3, 2018, at 3:42 PM, Thomas Keffer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Nice to have a Mac expert around! Perhaps in a quiet moment you can tell
>> me how to get the system logger to work on High Sierra.
>>
>> The biggest problem you are going to have is device drivers. In
>> particular, if your hardware appears as anything other than a simple serial
>> device, you may have problems getting it to work. From your first email, it
>> looks like you have a Davis Vantage, which is a good thing, because it uses
>> a serial interface. Hopefully, the Mac will recognize it as such.
>>
>> Get the prerequisites installed, as per the MacOS instructions
>> <http://weewx.com/docs/macos.htm>. I know the instructions say to use
>> easy_install (we should change that), but pip usually works better. If
>> you're already installed everything using easy_install, don't worry about
>> it.
>>
>> If you have a Vantage, you do not need to install pyusb
>>
>> Judging from your 2nd email, it looks like you tried installing weewx in
>> /Users/Shared/weewx/... So try deleting everything in that directory.
>>
>> Then it's pretty much following the directions in the MacOS instructions,
>> making sure to let the installer run to completion.
>>
>> An easy to overlook step is editing
>>  the file​
>> setup.cfg
>> to reflect your nonstandard install location (normally, weewx is
>> installed into /home/weewx, but /home is reserved on the Mac).
>>
>> *​/Users/Shared/weewx/weewx-3.8.0/setup.cfg:*
>>
>> # Configuration file for weewx installer. The syntax is from module
>> # ConfigParser. See http://docs.python.org/library/configparser.html
>>
>> [install]
>>
>> # Set the following to the root directory where weewx should be installed
>> home = /Users/Shared/weewx
>>
>> # Given the value of 'home' above, the following are reasonable values
>> prefix =
>> exec-prefix =
>> install_lib = %(home)s/bin
>> install_scripts = %(home)s/bin
>>
>> -tk
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 2:12 PM, kdbarto <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Mar 3, 2018, at 2:00 PM, Thomas Keffer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> The Mac is an "unsupported platform," but I'm sure we can get it
>>> working.
>>>
>>> First, see if you already have a copy of PIL or Pillow. From the command
>>> line:
>>>
>>> python -c "import PIL”
>>>
>>> Had no output. I’ll assume that is good.
>>>
>>>
>>> If that gives you an import error, try this
>>>
>>> python -c "import Image"
>>>
>>>
>>> If either of these work, then you are probably OK, and do not need to
>>> install Pillow. I say "probably," because it's possible your previous
>>> attempt to install using "install" resulted in a corrupted copy being left
>>> behind. We'll see.
>>>
>>> If neither of these two command lines work, then you will need to
>>> install Pillow. Use pip to do so. Your system probably already has pip, but
>>> if it doesn't see the pip website
>>> <https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/> for instructions on how to
>>> install it.
>>>
>>> With pip in hand, install Pillow:
>>>
>>> pip install pillow
>>>
>>>
>>> As for your second error, "KeyError", that looks like it may be caused
>>> by an incomplete install. Did you use setup.py to install? Normally, the
>>> weewx configuration file comes with a station type of "unspecified". That
>>> is then replaced by setup.py with your actual hardware type. This second
>>> step somehow did not get completed.
>>>
>>> Try deleting everything and trying again, this time making sure you let
>>> the setup.py install run to completion.
>>>
>>>
>>> Deleting everything. I’m good with that. Where is this everything you
>>> refer to? 8^)
>>> I’m well versed in all things Unix and programming, so being technical
>>> is OK with me. (My name appears in every iPhone shipped, for instance).
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope this gets you started.
>>>
>>> -tk
>>>
>>> On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 1:42 PM, David <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I’m just following the instructions from the weewx website. At this
>>>> point it fails to launch.
>>>>
>>>> What I read on the Wview mailing list was that this was a good
>>>> replacement and was actively developed and maintained, unlike wview.
>>>>
>>>> I guess I just need to know what to do ‘next’. Is there an un-install I
>>>> can try to reset, and then try again?
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 3, 2018, at 11:46 AM, Thomas Keffer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This seems to be a problem with the Pillow install, and not with WeeWX.
>>>>
>>>> First, are you sure you need to install Pillow? Most Python
>>>> installations come with a version of PIL or Pillow.
>>>>
>>>> Second, I have generally had better luck installing things with pip,
>>>> rather than BSD install or easy_install.
>>>>
>>>> -tk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 10:38 AM, David Barto <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> wviewd_vpro is consuming 75% of the cpu. So I thought I’d give weewx a
>>>>> shot.
>>>>>
>>>>> Installing from their instructions shows the following problem, and
>>>>> since I don’t know Python that well I though I’d ask if this is ‘OK’.
>>>>> After doing this, trying it again shows that it is installed according
>>>>> to the installer program.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone here have any answers about these problems?
>>>>>
>>>>>      David
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> MacOS 10.11.6
>>>>>
>>>>> marvin:Desktop$ python -V
>>>>> Python 2.7.10
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo install Pillow
>>>>>
>>>>> Adding Pillow 5.0.0 to easy-install.pth file
>>>>>
>>>>> Installed /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/Pillow-5.0.0-py2.7-macosx-
>>>>> 10.11-intel.egg
>>>>> Processing dependencies for Pillow
>>>>> Finished processing dependencies for Pillow
>>>>> Exception in thread Thread-1:
>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/threading.py",
>>>>> line 810, in __bootstrap_inner
>>>>>     self.run()
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/threading.py",
>>>>> line 763, in run
>>>>>     self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
>>>>>   File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/li
>>>>> b/python2.7/multiprocessing/pool.py", line 330, in _handle_workers
>>>>>     debug('worker handler exiting')
>>>>> TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not callable
>>>>>
>>>>> Exception TypeError: TypeError("'NoneType' object does not support
>>>>> item deletion",) in <Finalize object, dead> ignored
>>>>> Exception in thread Thread-2:
>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/threading.py",
>>>>> line 810, in __bootstrap_inner
>>>>>     self.run()
>>>>>   File 
>>>>> "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/threading.py",
>>>>> line 763, in run
>>>>>     self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
>>>>>   File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/li
>>>>> b/python2.7/multiprocessing/pool.py", line 366, in _handle_tasks
>>>>>     debug('task handler got sentinel')
>>>>> TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not callable
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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