Cannot start calibre on Ubuntu

astrodad · 07-25-2011, 08:24 PM

Everything was working well until I updated today to .8.11. Now I get this when launching calibre:

:~$ calibre
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 151, in load_store_plugins
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 162, in init_istore
File "site-packages/calibre/customize/__init__.py", line 634, in load_actual_plugin
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/store/__init__.py", line 56, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/utils/config.py", line 241, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/utils/config.py", line 251, in refresh
File "genericpath.py", line 18, in exists
UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode characters in position 41-45: ordinal not in range(128)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 260, in initialize
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 241, in initialize_db
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 210, in initialize_db_stage2
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 162, in start_gui
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 128, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 151, in load_store_plugins
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 162, in init_istore
File "site-packages/calibre/customize/__init__.py", line 634, in load_actual_plugin
File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/store/__init__.py", line 56, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/utils/config.py", line 241, in __init__
File "site-packages/calibre/utils/config.py", line 251, in refresh
File "genericpath.py", line 18, in exists
UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode characters in position 41-45: ordinal not in range(128)

Nothing else has changed.

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=natty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.04"

I think I have Python 2.7. At least that's what I see when I launch python manually.

astrodad · 07-25-2011, 08:33 PM

Actually, I do have Python 3.2 installed.

Any ideas?

kovidgoyal · 07-25-2011, 08:38 PM

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/815224

astrodad · 07-25-2011, 08:44 PM

LOL I just saw the bug. Which file do I download for Linux?

astrodad · 07-25-2011, 09:20 PM

I got it, thanks for the response.

07-25-2011, 08:24 PM	#1
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	Cannot start calibre on Ubuntu Everything was working well until I updated today to .8.11. Now I get this when launching calibre: :~$ calibre Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 151, in load_store_plugins File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 162, in init_istore File "site-packages/calibre/customize/__init__.py", line 634, in load_actual_plugin File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/store/__init__.py", line 56, in __init__ File "site-packages/calibre/utils/config.py", line 241, in __init__ File "site-packages/calibre/utils/config.py", line 251, in refresh File "genericpath.py", line 18, in exists UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode characters in position 41-45: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 260, in initialize File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 241, in initialize_db File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 210, in initialize_db_stage2 File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/main.py", line 162, in start_gui File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 128, in __init__ File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 151, in load_store_plugins File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 162, in init_istore File "site-packages/calibre/customize/__init__.py", line 634, in load_actual_plugin File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/store/__init__.py", line 56, in __init__ File "site-packages/calibre/utils/config.py", line 241, in __init__ File "site-packages/calibre/utils/config.py", line 251, in refresh File "genericpath.py", line 18, in exists UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode characters in position 41-45: ordinal not in range(128) Nothing else has changed. DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=natty DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.04" I think I have Python 2.7. At least that's what I see when I launch python manually.

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07-25-2011, 08:33 PM	#2
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	Actually, I do have Python 3.2 installed. Any ideas?

07-25-2011, 08:38 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,221 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/815224

07-25-2011, 08:44 PM	#4
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	LOL I just saw the bug. Which file do I download for Linux?

07-25-2011, 09:20 PM	#5
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	I got it, thanks for the response.

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