Calibre won't start up

hwhovis · 02-04-2011, 03:35 AM

Hi all,
I have Kubuntu 10.10 installed on my laptop. Recently Calibre worked fine but a few days ago Calibre won't start up. When i start up in a terminal i get the following error back;
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/calibre", line 19, in <module>
sys.exit(main())
File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 321, in main
app, opts, args, actions = init_qt(args)
File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 40, in init_qt
from calibre.gui2.ui import Main
File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 31, in <module>
from calibre.gui2.widgets import ProgressIndicator
File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/widgets.py", line 26, in <module>
from calibre.gui2.progress_indicator import ProgressIndicator as _ProgressIndicator
File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/progress_indicator/__init__.py", line 15, in <module>
pi_error)
RuntimeError: Failed to load the Progress Indicator plugin: the sip module implements API v8.0 but the progress_indicator module requires API v7.1

sincerely Henk Hovis, Almere, the Netherlands

GeoffC · 02-04-2011, 04:19 AM

Welcome to MobileRead ...

I'll get this moved to the Calibre Forum for you ....

Valentino · 02-04-2011, 04:29 AM

Your distribution needs to rebuild calibre, looks like they upgraded python-sip and didn't rebuild calibre against it or something. I would file a bug report with kubuntu.

DoctorOhh · 02-04-2011, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valentino

Quote:

Originally Posted by hwhovis

I have Kubuntu 10.10 installed on my laptop. Recently Calibre worked fine but a few days ago Calibre won't start up.
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RuntimeError: Failed to load the Progress Indicator plugin: the sip module implements API v8.0 but the progress_indicator module requires API v7.1

Your distribution needs to rebuild calibre, looks like they upgraded python-sip and didn't rebuild calibre against it or something. I would file a bug report with kubuntu.

Alternatively you can uninstall your distribution install of calibre (since it isn't supported by Kovid) and install calibre via the binary install described here.

02-04-2011, 03:35 AM	#1
hwhovis Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Be Book	Calibre won't start up Hi all, I have Kubuntu 10.10 installed on my laptop. Recently Calibre worked fine but a few days ago Calibre won't start up. When i start up in a terminal i get the following error back; Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/calibre", line 19, in <module> sys.exit(main()) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 321, in main app, opts, args, actions = init_qt(args) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 40, in init_qt from calibre.gui2.ui import Main File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 31, in <module> from calibre.gui2.widgets import ProgressIndicator File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/widgets.py", line 26, in <module> from calibre.gui2.progress_indicator import ProgressIndicator as _ProgressIndicator File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/progress_indicator/__init__.py", line 15, in <module> pi_error) RuntimeError: Failed to load the Progress Indicator plugin: the sip module implements API v8.0 but the progress_indicator module requires API v7.1 sincerely Henk Hovis, Almere, the Netherlands

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02-04-2011, 04:19 AM	#2
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Welcome to MobileRead ... I'll get this moved to the Calibre Forum for you ....

02-04-2011, 04:29 AM	#3
Valentino Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 999999 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: some.	Your distribution needs to rebuild calibre, looks like they upgraded python-sip and didn't rebuild calibre against it or something. I would file a bug report with kubuntu.

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