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See this post: https://groups.google.com/g/weewx-user/c/-XNtUmX6-Ag/m/0-ol6QGBBAAJ On Sun, Dec 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM 'Christian Peters' via weewx-user < [email protected]> wrote: > Ok..I found this: > > > https://braiinly.blogspot.com/?page=en-git-uajqq-weewx-belchertown-new-1764569835670 > > But it seems not solved so I will give up for the moment, installing > Blechertown 1.3.1 raises errors, too... > > > > Christian Peters schrieb am Montag, 22. Dezember 2025 um 07:14:54 UTC+1: > >> John, >> >> nothing so far. It's a very old weewx first install, there is no venv >> install, it's installed via dpgk paket manager (.deb packet of weewx). >> The strange thing: it works flwaless with my responsive skin, only >> blechertown seems to raise the error!? >> I usually do regular the apt updat&& apt upgrade on my Debian 13 VM to >> be on track. >> >> John Smith schrieb am Montag, 22. Dezember 2025 um 00:46:25 UTC+1: >> >>> Quick skim of your log, what else did you upgrade? >>> >>> "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/MySQLdb/cursors.py", line 204 >>> TypeError: not enough arguments for format string >>> >>> >>> On Mon, 22 Dec 2025 at 08:04, 'Christian Peters' via weewx-user < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I have a quite heavy modifed responsive skin running with a mysql >>>> mariadb and VP2 on a Debian trixie VM. >>>> As image creation now raises 100sec I had to switch form 1min >>>> intervall to 5min interval to get it working well again. But now the data >>>> is quite 'old' I thougt about trying to install blechertown skin 1.6 woth >>>> mqtt live data and let weewx run it. As I have no problemw with my >>>> responsive skin I now get this error running blechertown. >>>> Attached the error log. >>>> >>>> Any idea what could cause this? Should I start with the original >>>> blechertown skin. Or better start a new VM and build up a weewx >>>> installation with blechertown step by step from scratch!? But would be nixe >>>> to keep my mysql database (5 years).... >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance! >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Christian >>>> I >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/d0f2aa45-f7a6-45dc-bc7b-39a429ba32e3n%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/d0f2aa45-f7a6-45dc-bc7b-39a429ba32e3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/f6590dcf-044a-4268-9f46-1c5b0cedc07en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/f6590dcf-044a-4268-9f46-1c5b0cedc07en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAPq0zEBzbDGy61JrKE5eL89qLuA_MVHfFnkz%2B-ZPKfgh%3DNvPdw%40mail.gmail.com.
