I think if you download the zip file and install the extension it might work? It won't like the .git extension filename. I manually installed mine.
On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 at 10:04, Susan Mackay <[email protected]> wrote: > (I think my question follows on from Greg's answer - apologies if not) > I have just tried to reinstall the Responsive skin using Greg's link from > above. > I'm using Weewx 5.0.1 (and yes, i know there are more recent versions) on > a Raspberry Pi running Buster. > I've tried 2 ways and get 2 separate errors. > > First: > > (weewx-venv) xxxx:~/weewx-venv $ ./bin/weectl extension install > https://github.com/Lint-Free-Technology/weewx-responsive-skin.git > Using configuration file /home/weewx/weewx.conf > Install extension ' > https://github.com/Lint-Free-Technology/weewx-responsive-skin.git' (y/n)? > y > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "./bin/weectl", line 10, in <module> > sys.exit(main()) > File "/home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/weectl.py", line > 66, in main > namespace.func(namespace) > File > "/home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/weectllib/__init__.py", > line 121, in dispatch > namespace.action_func(config_dict, namespace) > File > "/home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/weectllib/extension_cmd.py", > line 116, in install_extension > ext.install_extension(namespace.source, no_confirm=namespace.yes) > File > "/home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/weecfg/extension.py", line > 124, in install_extension > raise IOError(f"Unknown extension type found at '{extension_path}'") > OSError: Unknown extension type found at ' > https://github.com/Lint-Free-Technology/weewx-responsive-skin.git' > I think this may be more related to the WeeWx not recognising the .git > extension but I'm not sure. > I copied the zip file to the Pi and got the Second error which is: > > (weewx-venv) xxxx:~/weewx-venv $ ./bin/weectl extension install > /mnt/pishare/weewx-responsive-skin-master.zip > Using configuration file /home/weewx/weewx.conf > Install extension '/mnt/pishare/weewx-responsive-skin-master.zip' (y/n)? y > Extracting from zip archive /mnt/pishare/weewx-responsive-skin-master.zip > Traceback (most recent call last): > File > "/home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/weecfg/__init__.py", line > 714, in get_extension_installer > __import__('install') > ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'install' > > During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "./bin/weectl", line 10, in <module> > sys.exit(main()) > File "/home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/weectl.py", line > 66, in main > namespace.func(namespace) > File > "/home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/weectllib/__init__.py", > line 121, in dispatch > namespace.action_func(config_dict, namespace) > File > "/home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/weectllib/extension_cmd.py", > line 116, in install_extension > ext.install_extension(namespace.source, no_confirm=namespace.yes) > File > "/home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/weecfg/extension.py", line > 138, in install_extension > extension_name = self._install_from_file(extension_path, filetype) > File > "/home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/weecfg/extension.py", line > 168, in _install_from_file > extension_name = self.install_from_dir(extension_dir) > File > "/home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/weecfg/extension.py", line > 179, in install_from_dir > installer_path, installer = > weecfg.get_extension_installer(extension_dir) > File > "/home/pi/weewx-venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/weecfg/__init__.py", line > 716, in get_extension_installer > raise ExtensionError("Cannot find 'install' module in %s" % > extension_installer_dir) > weecfg.ExtensionError: Cannot find 'install' module in > /tmp/tmpkrjxk9dm/weewx-responsive-skin-master/ > > What am I doing wrong? > Susan > On Wednesday, 4 February 2026 at 4:54:48 pm UTC+11 Greg from Oz wrote: > >> The forecast and the weather warning were causing the Responsive skin to >> crash. >> Darryn has fixed the crashes and now everything is working again. >> >> https://github.com/dcapslock/weewx-responsive-skin >> >> This new BOM website is taking a while to iron all the bugs out. >> >> My site is here: https://weather.ubeaut.work/ >> >> Thanks again Daryn. I still really like this skin for weewx. >> >> >> On Saturday, 6 February 2021 at 22:52:28 UTC+11 Greg from Oz wrote: >> >>> Yes my icons disappeared as my site is https but I changed a setting on >>> the browser just for my site. >>> >>> On chrome it is called insecure content. >>> >>> Then the icons came back again. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, 6 February 2021 at 20:41:16 UTC+11 Darryn Capes-Davis wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Long time since my last post. A few months ago I noticed that my iPhone >>>> stopped showing the BOM Forecast icons. With the change to everything >>>> needing to be HTTPS, the BOM HTTP only icons will only continue to >>>> disappear if you host the Responsive skin on HTTPS, like I do at >>>> https://carlingfordweather.sydney, and you use a modern strict >>>> browser. >>>> >>>> So I took time to source some weather icons and adjust and size to suit >>>> the Aus Forecast part of the Responsive skin. The changes have been push to >>>> GitHub - https://github.com/dcapslock/weewx-responsive-skin >>>> >>>> Also included is some exception handling to mark corrupt downloaded >>>> forecast files as stale. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Darryn Capes-Davis >>>> https://carlingfordweather.sydney >>>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/weewx-user/tsujx_iCtFc/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/f7b04572-fc95-437f-81df-85325a2419a0n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/f7b04572-fc95-437f-81df-85325a2419a0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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