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Old 05-11-2020, 01:59 PM   #1
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PDB not loading in Viewer in 4.15
Just upgraded to 4.15 from the "3" version and my PDB eBooks won't load giving me this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\viewer\ui.py", line 444, in _load_ebook_worker
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\viewer\convert_book.py", line 234, in prepare_book
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\viewer\convert_book.py", line 191, in do_convert
ConversionFailure: Failed to convert book: D:\Calibre Library\Edgar Rice Burroughs\At the Earth's Core (8720)\At the Earth's Core - Edgar Rice Burroughs.pdb with error:
InputFormatPlugin: PDB Input running
on D:\Calibre Library\Edgar Rice Burroughs\At the Earth's Core (8720)\At the Earth's Core - Edgar Rice Burroughs.pdb
Failed to run pipe worker with command: from calibre.srv.render_book import viewer_main; viewer_main()
Python function terminated unexpectedly
integer argument expected, got float (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 114, in main
File "site.py", line 88, in run_entry_point
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 189, in main
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
File "site-packages\calibre\srv\render_book.py", line 862, in viewer_main
File "site-packages\calibre\srv\render_book.py", line 855, in render_for_viewer
File "site-packages\calibre\srv\render_book.py", line 830, in render
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\oeb\iterator\book.py", line 64, in extract_book
File "site-packages\calibre\customize\conversion.py", line 246, in __call__
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\conversion\plugins\pdb_inp ut.py", line 34, in convert
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\pdb\plucker\reader.py", line 336, in __init__
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\pdb\plucker\reader.py", line 216, in __init__
TypeError: integer argument expected, got float
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Old 05-11-2020, 05:27 PM   #2
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What is your OS and can you view non-pdb books ok?
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Old 05-11-2020, 05:59 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by captpete View Post
Just upgraded to 4.15 from the "3" version and my PDB eBooks won't load giving me this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\viewer\ui.py", line 444, in _load_ebook_worker
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\viewer\convert_book.py", line 234, in prepare_book
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\viewer\convert_book.py", line 191, in do_convert
ConversionFailure: Failed to convert book: D:\Calibre Library\Edgar Rice Burroughs\At the Earth's Core (8720)\At the Earth's Core - Edgar Rice Burroughs.pdb with error:
InputFormatPlugin: PDB Input running
on D:\Calibre Library\Edgar Rice Burroughs\At the Earth's Core (8720)\At the Earth's Core - Edgar Rice Burroughs.pdb
Failed to run pipe worker with command: from calibre.srv.render_book import viewer_main; viewer_main()
Python function terminated unexpectedly
integer argument expected, got float (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 114, in main
File "site.py", line 88, in run_entry_point
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 189, in main
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
File "site-packages\calibre\srv\render_book.py", line 862, in viewer_main
File "site-packages\calibre\srv\render_book.py", line 855, in render_for_viewer
File "site-packages\calibre\srv\render_book.py", line 830, in render
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\oeb\iterator\book.py", line 64, in extract_book
File "site-packages\calibre\customize\conversion.py", line 246, in __call__
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\conversion\plugins\pdb_inp ut.py", line 34, in convert
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\pdb\plucker\reader.py", line 336, in __init__
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\pdb\plucker\reader.py", line 216, in __init__
TypeError: integer argument expected, got float
Using Linux Mint 19.3 calibre 4.15 opens all of my PDB books correctly. Had to dig deep for them long ago converted them to epub.

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Old 05-11-2020, 06:04 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by captpete View Post
Just upgraded to 4.15 from the "3" version and my PDB eBooks won't load giving me this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\viewer\ui.py", line 444, in _load_ebook_worker
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\viewer\convert_book.py", line 234, in prepare_book
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\viewer\convert_book.py", line 191, in do_convert
ConversionFailure: Failed to convert book: D:\Calibre Library\Edgar Rice Burroughs\At the Earth's Core (8720)\At the Earth's Core - Edgar Rice Burroughs.pdb with error:
InputFormatPlugin: PDB Input running
on D:\Calibre Library\Edgar Rice Burroughs\At the Earth's Core (8720)\At the Earth's Core - Edgar Rice Burroughs.pdb
Failed to run pipe worker with command: from calibre.srv.render_book import viewer_main; viewer_main()
Python function terminated unexpectedly
integer argument expected, got float (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 114, in main
File "site.py", line 88, in run_entry_point
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 189, in main
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
File "site-packages\calibre\srv\render_book.py", line 862, in viewer_main
File "site-packages\calibre\srv\render_book.py", line 855, in render_for_viewer
File "site-packages\calibre\srv\render_book.py", line 830, in render
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\oeb\iterator\book.py", line 64, in extract_book
File "site-packages\calibre\customize\conversion.py", line 246, in __call__
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\conversion\plugins\pdb_inp ut.py", line 34, in convert
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\pdb\plucker\reader.py", line 336, in __init__
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\pdb\plucker\reader.py", line 216, in __init__
TypeError: integer argument expected, got float
Do you still read PDB (eReader format)? If not, convert to what it is you do read.
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Old 05-11-2020, 11:55 PM   #5
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