[adix]

Hi,

basically I cannot get any Video plugins to execute on recent builds with jaunty final.

I've just upgraded to my test partition from Jaunty beta to Jaunty final (using minimal CD but i did install gdm and gnome etc). I did not experience this when i was testing with jaunty beta, and AMTii worked fine. So far i've tried with Videomonkey and AMTII plugins, both give the same result.

on selecting the plugin in xbmc it returns:

Error
Python Script failed:
special://home/plugins/video/<plugin directory>/default.py

i've ensured all the directory permissions etc are correct. I've tired with three different svn from r19715 up to r19749 (compiled today)

distro: Ubuntu 9.04 (installed from minimal CD but with gdm and gnome etc)
svn: r19749
intel G45 graphics - Mesa DRI Intel® G45/G43 GEM 20090326 2009Q1 RC2
2.6.28-11-generic i686

http://pastebin.ca/1405219

[adix]

looking into it - it looks like it may be something to do with "import os" on both scripts.

Code:

9:59:51 T:2923690896 M:1751179264  NOTICE:   File "/home/htpc/.xbmc/plugins/video/VideoMonkey/default.py", line 2, in ?
19:59:51 T:2923690896 M:1751179264  NOTICE:
19:59:51 T:2923690896 M:1751179264  NOTICE: import sys, os, re
19:59:51 T:2923690896 M:1751109632  NOTICE: ImportError
19:59:51 T:2923690896 M:1751109632  NOTICE: :
19:59:51 T:2923690896 M:1751109632  NOTICE: No module named os
19:59:51 T:2923690896 M:1751109632  NOTICE:
19:59:51 T:2923690896 M:1751109632   ERROR: Scriptresult: Error

Is there something i have missed off my install to do with "import os"?

If the devs think may be better suited in the plugins section on the forum - please do move it, i thought it may be system based at first, as that is what i've changed.

[adix]

right i've partly figured it out.

My install was missing python2.4.zip from <xbmc_install_directory>/share/xbmc/system/python

i copied my the python2.4.zip file from <xbmc_install_directory>/share/xbmc/system/python/ on my intrepid (minimal install no gdm) partition into the above directory and video plugins are seemingly to now work fine.

So my i suppose my next question is why wouldn't it be creating a python2.4.zip on my system when i compile on jaunty?

[adix]

Hi
Is python24.zip no longer used? As the system/python directory under my svn source directory does not contain a python24.zip. however it does have python24.zlib, which is present on the finished compiled version in share/xbmc/system/python.

If python24.zip has been superceeded with python24.zlib, why would my system be unable to open it and play plugins? or am i completely missing something. As i've said i've copied python24.zip to the correct directory and plugins work again.

Do any others using Jaunty have a python24.zip present in <xbmc_install_directory>/share/xbmc/system/python? if not do your video plugins still work?

appreciate any input

************** figured it out ********************

since i seem to be talking to myself - thought i'd put the answer on here for others.
stupid really - as i did a minimal install my system was missing zip - i assumed something like this would be included in the dependencies obviously not - oh well.

[sgeoxd]

Hi
Is python24.zip no longer used? As the system/python directory under my svn source directory does not contain a python24.zip. however it does have python24.zlib, which is present on the finished compiled version in share/xbmc/system/python.

If python24.zip has been superceeded with python24.zlib, why would my system be unable to open it and play plugins? or am i completely missing something. As i've said i've copied python24.zip to the correct directory and plugins work again.

Do any others using Jaunty have a python24.zip present in <xbmc_install_directory>/share/xbmc/system/python? if not do your video plugins still work?

appreciate any input

************** figured it out ********************

since i seem to be talking to myself - thought i'd put the answer on here for others.
stupid really - as i did a minimal install my system was missing zip - i assumed something like this would be included in the dependencies obviously not - oh well.

I am also running Jaunty on a minimal install. Both the python24.zip and python24.zlib are present. Some scripts work and others do not, same error mentioned originally. However, both unzip and zip are installed. Still researching but if anyone happens to have any suggestions that would be great.

[olympia]

************** figured it out ********************

since i seem to be talking to myself - thought i'd put the answer on here for others.
stupid really - as i did a minimal install my system was missing zip - i assumed something like this would be included in the dependencies obviously not - oh well.

Anyways, it's included in the dependencies on the minimal wiki entry for ages....