Just saw this related to the Emkubed extension, and "copy_once" is defined as null in skin.conf. Did this used to be ignored and is no longer ignored in 5.3? Removing it (it's already there as commented out) removed the error from the first time weewx starts up.
On Monday, April 6, 2026 at 6:34:11 AM UTC-7 Tom Keffer wrote: > Look at the option "copy_once" in the configuration file skin.conf for the > skin "Alternative". It has some unacceptable glob pattern. > > If you're stuck, post the file Alternative/skin.conf > > -tk > > > > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 3:29 AM '[email protected]' via weewx-user < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> since update to version 5.3.1 I get error messages in log: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weectllib: Initializing >> weectl version 5.3.1Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO >> weectllib: Command line: /usr/share/weewx/weectl.py report runApr 06 >> 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weectllib: Using Python: 3.11.2 >> (main, Apr 28 2025, 14:11:48) [GCC 12.2.0]Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter >> weectl[12909]: INFO weectllib: Located at: /usr/bin/python3 >> Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weectllib: Platform: >> Linux-6.1.0-44-amd64-x86_64-with-glibc2.36Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter >> weectl[12909]: INFO weectllib: Locale: 'de_DE.UTF-8' >> Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weectllib: Entry path: >> /usr/share/weewx/weectl.py Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: >> INFO weectllib: WEEWX_ROOT: /etc/weewx Apr 06 12:24:15 >> debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weectllib: Config file: >> /etc/weewx/weewx.conf Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: >> INFO weectllib: User module: /etc/weewx/bin/user Apr 06 12:24:15 >> debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weectllib: Debug: 0 >> Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weectllib: >> User: tux Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter >> weectl[12909]: INFO weectllib: Group: tux >> Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weectllib: Groups: >> cdrom floppy sudo audio dip video plugdev users netdev lpadmin scanner >> weewx tuxApr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weewx.engine: >> StdConvert target unit is 0x1Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: >> INFO weewx.wxservices: StdWXCalculate will use data binding wx_bindingApr >> 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weewx.engine: Archive will use >> data binding wx_bindingApr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO >> weewx.engine: Record generation will be attempted in 'software'Apr 06 >> 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weewx.engine: Using archive >> interval of 300 seconds (software record generation)Apr 06 12:24:15 >> debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weewx.restx: StationRegistry: Registration >> not requested.Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weewx.restx: >> Wunderground: Posting not enabled.Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter >> weectl[12909]: INFO weewx.restx: PWSweather: No config info. Skipped.Apr 06 >> 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weewx.restx: CWOP: No config >> info. Skipped.Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weewx.restx: >> WOW: No config info. Skipped.Apr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: >> INFO weewx.restx: AWEKAS: No config info. Skipped.Apr 06 12:24:15 >> debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO weewx.engine: 'pyephem' detected, extended >> almanac data is availableApr 06 12:24:15 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO >> weewx.cheetahgenerator: Generated 7 files for report Alternative in 0.65 >> secondsApr 06 12:24:16 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO >> weewx.imagegenerator: Generated 13 images for report Alternative in 0.26 >> secondsApr 06 12:24:16 debianWetter weectl[12909]: ERROR >> weewx.reportengine: Caught unrecoverable exception in generator >> 'weewx.reportengine.CopyGenerator' >> >> Apr 06 12:24:16 debianWetter weectl[12909]: ERROR >> weewx.reportengine: **** Unacceptable pattern: ''Apr 06 12:24:16 >> debianWetter weectl[12909]: ERROR weewx.reportengine: **** >> Traceback (most recent call last):Apr 06 12:24:16 debianWetter >> weectl[12909]: ERROR weewx.reportengine: **** File >> "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/reportengine.py", line 252, in run >> >> Apr 06 12:24:16 debianWetter >> weectl[12909]: ERROR weewx.reportengine: **** obj.start()Apr >> 06 12:24:16 debianWetter weectl[12909]: ERROR weewx.reportengine: >> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/reportengine.py", line 482, in start >> >> Apr 06 12:24:16 >> debianWetter weectl[12909]: ERROR weewx.reportengine: **** >> self.run()Apr 06 12:24:16 debianWetter weectl[12909]: ERROR >> weewx.reportengine: **** File >> "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/reportengine.py", line 634, in run >> >> Apr 06 12:24:16 debianWetter >> weectl[12909]: ERROR weewx.reportengine: **** for path in >> Path().glob(pattern):Apr 06 12:24:16 debianWetter weectl[12909]: ERROR >> weewx.reportengine: **** File "/usr/lib/python3.11/pathlib.py", >> line 947, in glob >> >> Apr 06 12:24:16 debianWetter weectl[12909]: ERROR weewx.reportengine: >> **** raise ValueError("Unacceptable pattern: >> {!r}".format(pattern)) >> >> Apr 06 12:24:16 debianWetter weectl[12909]: ERROR weewx.reportengine: >> **** ValueError: Unacceptable pattern: ''Apr 06 12:24:16 >> debianWetter weectl[12909]: ERROR weewx.reportengine: **** >> Generator terminatedApr 06 12:24:16 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO >> paramiko.transport: Connected (version 2.0, client OpenSSH_7.4)Apr 06 >> 12:24:16 debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO paramiko.transport: >> Authentication (password) successful!Apr 06 12:24:16 debianWetter >> weectl[12909]: INFO paramiko.transport.sftp: [chan 0] Opened sftp >> connection (server version 3)Apr 06 12:24:19 debianWetter weectl[12909]: >> INFO paramiko.transport.sftp: [chan 0] sftp session closed.Apr 06 12:24:19 >> debianWetter weectl[12909]: INFO user.sftp: sftpgenerator: transferred 20 >> files in 3.18 seconds* >> >> I don't did not recongized what part of the software is not working, as I >> get all data uploaded. 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