explode-book and implode-book problems

icallaci · 03-21-2021, 10:19 AM

This used to work but I am getting "TypeError: a bytes-like object is required not str" when I run the following .bat file in Windows 8:

for /r %%f in (*.epub) do (
calibre-debug --explode-book -x "%%f" "%%~pnf"
)

It is supposed to create a directory for each epub and unzip all the files so that I can make batch edits on the html or css files.

It still creates the directories and unzips the files, but when I try to use implode-book, it fails completely, with no files created in the target directory. The .bat file to rebuild the epubs is:

mkdir ".\_RebuiltEpubs\"
for /d %%d in (*) do (
if not ".\%%d"==".\_RebuiltEpubs" (
calibre-debug --implode-book -i ".\%%d" ".\_RebuiltEpubs\%%d.epub"
)
)

I feel like a dummy but I am having trouble figuring this out. Thanks for any help.

irene

kovidgoyal · 03-21-2021, 10:26 AM

this will likely be a python 3 regression post the full error.

kovidgoyal · 03-21-2021, 10:30 AM

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...615b669353fb9e

icallaci · 03-21-2021, 10:50 AM

Thank you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...615b669353fb9e

03-21-2021, 10:19 AM	#1
icallaci Guru Posts: 817 Karma: 6528026 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Kobo Elipsa	explode-book and implode-book problems This used to work but I am getting "TypeError: a bytes-like object is required not str" when I run the following .bat file in Windows 8: for /r %%f in (.epub) do ( calibre-debug --explode-book -x "%%f" "%%~pnf" ) It is supposed to create a directory for each epub and unzip all the files so that I can make batch edits on the html or css files. It still creates the directories and unzips the files, but when I try to use implode-book, it fails completely, with no files created in the target directory. The .bat file to rebuild the epubs is: mkdir ".\_RebuiltEpubs\" for /d %%d in () do ( if not ".\%%d"==".\_RebuiltEpubs" ( calibre-debug --implode-book -i ".\%%d" ".\_RebuiltEpubs\%%d.epub" ) ) I feel like a dummy but I am having trouble figuring this out. Thanks for any help. irene

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03-21-2021, 10:26 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,271 Karma: 27111060 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	this will likely be a python 3 regression post the full error.

03-21-2021, 10:30 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,271 Karma: 27111060 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...615b669353fb9e

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