problem generating epub catalog, please help

AzureRyuu · 07-26-2012, 03:17 AM

I cant seem to generate a catalog for my fanfiction books from 13 july. every time i try i get this error

Python function terminated unexpectedly
need a single Unicode character as parameter (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 132, in main
File "site.py", line 109, in run_entry_point
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 192, in main
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 68, in gui_catalog
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi.py", line 306, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 517, in buildSources
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 2640, in generateNCXByAuthor
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 3836, in generateUnicodeName
TypeError: need a single Unicode character as parameter

its not even a lot of books a hundred or so
please

GRiker · 07-26-2012, 06:17 AM

See the 'If you have problems' section of the Creating catalogs sticky. Create a debug log, then either post it in this thread or create a ticket.

G

AzureRyuu · 07-29-2012, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by AzureRyuu

I cant seem to generate a catalog for my fanfiction books from 13 july. every time i try i get this error

Python function terminated unexpectedly

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GRiker · 07-29-2012, 03:27 PM

The problem is caused by an author field in your database, but I can't tell from the debug log which author is causing the problem. It's a bug I'd like to fix. The best approach would be for you to create a ticket as described in the sticky, then attach your metadata.db file so I can build the catalog with your database.

You can find your metadata.db file in your library folder.

G

J_B · 07-30-2012, 05:28 AM

Hello GRiker,
I have exactly the same problem as AzureRyuu.
When you said it'd be a problem with an author field, I could narrow it down.
I was able to create catalogs for all authors, except the ones whose "Author Sort" start with a number.

I made a little test epub and it confirmed it:

author: abcd 1

Spoiler:

When I changed the author name to abcd_1, the catalog was created just fine:

Spoiler:

I hope this helps.

GRiker · 07-30-2012, 06:14 AM

@J_B:
That's what I needed to know. The fix will be in the next release of calibre.

G

J_B · 07-30-2012, 06:21 AM

Thank you!

AzureRyuu · 08-08-2012, 08:19 AM

Thankyou it works fine now after the new update.

vickywink · 08-17-2012, 11:23 AM

HELP!!! I have been unable to create an EPUB catalog for 2 weeks. I continue to get errors.

Error:
Generate catalog
Sections: Authors, Descriptions
Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating epub for generic_eink in GUI environment
converting empty exclude_genre to '\[^.\]'
connected_device: 'None'
book count: 13
opts:
authorClip: 100
catalog_title: u'0'
connected_kindle: False
descriptionClip: 380
exclude_genre: u'\\[^.\\]'
exclusion_rules: ()
header_note_source_field: ''
merge_comments: '::True'
output_profile: 'generic_eink'
prefix_rules: ()
search_text: None
sort_by: None
sort_descriptions_by_author: True
sync: False
thumb_width: u'1.00'
existing thumb cache at C:\Users\Vicky Winkelman\AppData\Roaming\calibre\caches\catalog\t humbs.zip, cached_thumb_width: 1.00"
Begin catalog source generation
DPI = 168; thumbnail dimensions: 168 x 224
*** Invalid cover file for 'Before You Say I Do'***
using default cover for 'Before You Say I Do' (29323)
Python function terminated unexpectedly
Zipfile size would require ZIP64 extensions (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 132, in main
File "site.py", line 109, in run_entry_point
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 192, in main
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 68, in gui_catalog
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi.py", line 329, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 493, in buildSources
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 2030, in generateThumbnails
File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 3923, in generateThumbnail
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\zipfile.py", line 1281, in writestr
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\zipfile.py", line 1172, in _writecheck
calibre.utils.zipfile.LargeZipFile: Zipfile size would require ZIP64 extensions

This is trying to create a 13 book catalog.
Any suggestions?

kovidgoyal · 08-17-2012, 11:40 AM

Delete the file C:\Users\Vicky Winkelman\AppData\Roaming\calibre\caches\catalog\t humbs.zip

07-26-2012, 03:17 AM	#1
AzureRyuu Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: sony	problem generating epub catalog, please help I cant seem to generate a catalog for my fanfiction books from 13 july. every time i try i get this error Python function terminated unexpectedly need a single Unicode character as parameter (Error Code: 1) Traceback (most recent call last): File "site.py", line 132, in main File "site.py", line 109, in run_entry_point File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 192, in main File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 68, in gui_catalog File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi.py", line 306, in run File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 517, in buildSources File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 2640, in generateNCXByAuthor File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 3836, in generateUnicodeName TypeError: need a single Unicode character as parameter its not even a lot of books a hundred or so please

07-30-2012, 05:28 AM	#5
J_B Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Zwischen Weinbergen und Rübenfeldern Device: Kobo Touch, Samsung Galaxy Note	Hello GRiker, I have exactly the same problem as AzureRyuu. When you said it'd be a problem with an author field, I could narrow it down. I was able to create catalogs for all authors, except the ones whose "Author Sort" start with a number. I made a little test epub and it confirmed it: author: abcd 1 Spoiler: Erstelle Katalog Sections: Authors, Titles, Series, Recently Added, Descriptions Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating epub for generic_eink in GUI environment converting empty exclude_genre to '\[^.\]' connected_device: 'None' book count: 1 opts: authorClip: 100 catalog_title: u'autoren_test' connected_kindle: False descriptionClip: 380 exclude_book_marker: u':' exclude_genre: u'\\[^.\\]' exclude_tags: u'' header_note_source_field: '' merge_comments: '::True' output_profile: 'generic_eink' read_book_marker: u'tag:+' search_text: None sort_by: None sort_descriptions_by_author: True sync: True thumb_width: u'1.00' wishlist_tag: u'Wishlist' existing thumb cache at C:\Users\J_B\AppData\Roaming\calibre\caches\catalo g\thumbs.zip, cached_thumb_width: 1.00" Begin catalog source generation DPI = 168; thumbnail dimensions: 168 x 224 using default cover for 'catalog test' (2993) no series found in selected books, cancelling series generation Python function terminated unexpectedly need a single Unicode character as parameter (Error Code: 1) Traceback (most recent call last): File "site.py", line 132, in main File "site.py", line 109, in run_entry_point File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 192, in main File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 68, in gui_catalog File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi.py", line 306, in run File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 517, in buildSources File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 2640, in generateNCXByAuthor File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 3836, in generateUnicodeName TypeError: need a single Unicode character as parameter When I changed the author name to abcd_1, the catalog was created just fine: Spoiler: Erstelle Katalog Sections: Authors, Titles, Series, Recently Added, Descriptions Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating epub for generic_eink in GUI environment converting empty exclude_genre to '\[^.\]' connected_device: 'None' book count: 1 opts: authorClip: 100 catalog_title: u'autoren_test2' connected_kindle: False descriptionClip: 380 exclude_book_marker: u':' exclude_genre: u'\\[^.\\]' exclude_tags: u'' header_note_source_field: '' merge_comments: '::True' output_profile: 'generic_eink' read_book_marker: u'tag:+' search_text: None sort_by: None sort_descriptions_by_author: True sync: True thumb_width: u'1.00' wishlist_tag: u'Wishlist' existing thumb cache at C:\Users\J_B\AppData\Roaming\calibre\caches\catalo g\thumbs.zip, cached_thumb_width: 1.00" Begin catalog source generation DPI = 168; thumbnail dimensions: 168 x 224 using default cover for 'catalog test2' (2994) no series found in selected books, cancelling series generation Completed catalog source generation InputFormatPlugin: HTML Input running on C:\Users\J_B\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_0.8.62_tmp _c7uxw9\vyuhcs_epub_mobi_catalog\Catalog.opf Parsing all content... Merging user specified metadata... Detecting structure... Flattening CSS and remapping font sizes... Source base font size is 12.00000pt Cleaning up manifest... Trimming unused files from manifest... Creating EPUB Output... Splitting markup on page breaks and flow limits, if any... Looking for large trees in content/ByAlphaTitle.html... No large trees found Looking for large trees in content/ByAlphaAuthor.html... No large trees found Looking for large trees in content/book_2994.html... No large trees found Looking for large trees in content/ByDateAdded.html... No large trees found Generating default cover EPUB output written to C:\Users\J_B\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_0.8.62_tmp _c7uxw9\wih68m_catalog_out.epub I hope this helps.

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07-26-2012, 06:17 AM	#2
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	See the 'If you have problems' section of the Creating catalogs sticky. Create a debug log, then either post it in this thread or create a ticket. G

07-29-2012, 03:27 PM	#4
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	The problem is caused by an author field in your database, but I can't tell from the debug log which author is causing the problem. It's a bug I'd like to fix. The best approach would be for you to create a ticket as described in the sticky, then attach your metadata.db file so I can build the catalog with your database. You can find your metadata.db file in your library folder. G

07-30-2012, 06:14 AM	#6
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	@J_B: That's what I needed to know. The fix will be in the next release of calibre. G

07-30-2012, 06:21 AM	#7
J_B Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Zwischen Weinbergen und Rübenfeldern Device: Kobo Touch, Samsung Galaxy Note	Thank you!

08-08-2012, 08:19 AM	#8
AzureRyuu Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: sony	Thankyou it works fine now after the new update.

08-17-2012, 11:23 AM	#9
vickywink Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Sony Reader	HELP!!! I have been unable to create an EPUB catalog for 2 weeks. I continue to get errors. Error: Generate catalog Sections: Authors, Descriptions Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating epub for generic_eink in GUI environment converting empty exclude_genre to '\[^.\]' connected_device: 'None' book count: 13 opts: authorClip: 100 catalog_title: u'0' connected_kindle: False descriptionClip: 380 exclude_genre: u'\\[^.\\]' exclusion_rules: () header_note_source_field: '' merge_comments: '::True' output_profile: 'generic_eink' prefix_rules: () search_text: None sort_by: None sort_descriptions_by_author: True sync: False thumb_width: u'1.00' existing thumb cache at C:\Users\Vicky Winkelman\AppData\Roaming\calibre\caches\catalog\t humbs.zip, cached_thumb_width: 1.00" Begin catalog source generation DPI = 168; thumbnail dimensions: 168 x 224 * Invalid cover file for 'Before You Say I Do'* using default cover for 'Before You Say I Do' (29323) Python function terminated unexpectedly Zipfile size would require ZIP64 extensions (Error Code: 1) Traceback (most recent call last): File "site.py", line 132, in main File "site.py", line 109, in run_entry_point File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 192, in main File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 68, in gui_catalog File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi.py", line 329, in run File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 493, in buildSources File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 2030, in generateThumbnails File "site-packages\calibre\library\catalogs\epub_mobi_builde r.py", line 3923, in generateThumbnail File "site-packages\calibre\utils\zipfile.py", line 1281, in writestr File "site-packages\calibre\utils\zipfile.py", line 1172, in _writecheck calibre.utils.zipfile.LargeZipFile: Zipfile size would require ZIP64 extensions This is trying to create a 13 book catalog. Any suggestions?

08-17-2012, 11:40 AM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Delete the file C:\Users\Vicky Winkelman\AppData\Roaming\calibre\caches\catalog\t humbs.zip