Embedded Python Error on Windows 7

r5dehr9qcs · 04-26-2022, 06:53 AM

Does anyone know if Sigil works on Windows 7? Seems like it should work.

But I install Sigil-1.9.2-Windows-Legacy-Setup.exe and I get the error "Embedded Python Error".

Doitsu · 04-26-2022, 07:28 AM

Please click Show Details and post the error message.

DiapDealer · 04-26-2022, 08:19 AM

We've already had several success stories of people using the 1.9.1/2 legacy version of Sigil on Windows 7.

Are you sure you don't have multiple versions of Sigil installed? I ask because Sigil Legacy installs to a different directory than regular Sigil by default (and also creates different shortcuts and Start Menu entries). Your particular error is the kind of error you would get when trying to launch one of the versions of Sigil installed by one of the installers that's incompatible with Windows 7.

Make sure you're trying to launch the Sigil.exe that gets installed to a folder named Sigil-Legacy. Or that you're using the shortcut named Sigil-Legacy.

r5dehr9qcs · 04-26-2022, 10:37 AM

I'm using Windows 7 Professional 64 bit in VMware Fusion. This is a brand new system that I just installed. Previously I did not install any versions of Sigil.

I use the Sigil-Legacy desktop shortcut to launch.

Error "Embedded Python Error" appears first.

Then error "error in xmlprocessor repairXML: -2" appears.

If I try to close the error windows, then from the tenth time the program starts, but does not respond.

DiapDealer · 04-26-2022, 11:00 AM

Those are very weird errors. Nothing in those files mentioned is different between Sigil Legacy and the normal installer. Only the bundled version of Python is changed.

I'll see if I can get virtual Windows 7 setup to test. I know for a fact that people are successfully using Legacy Sigil 1.9.2 on Windows 7, so something weird is happening.

DiapDealer · 04-26-2022, 11:35 AM

The area of sigil_bs4 that's failing is in a section of bs4 that is intended as a workaround to a Python bug that was fixed in 2013: https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil...lparser.py#L74

I'm just not certain why it never caused problems on any official (non-legacy) versions of Sigil before 1.9.x on Windows 7.

r5dehr9qcs · 04-26-2022, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Those are very weird errors. Nothing in those files mentioned is different between Sigil Legacy and the normal installer. Only the bundled version of Python is changed.

I'll see if I can get virtual Windows 7 setup to test. I know for a fact that people are successfully using Legacy Sigil 1.9.2 on Windows 7, so something weird is happening.

Thanks for the help. I should have read the thread with the same error more carefully. There you advised to install update KB2533623. It is not available on the Microsoft website, but I downloaded it from the web.archive.org and it solved the problem. There are no more startup errors.

DiapDealer · 04-26-2022, 12:40 PM

Wow! I'd forgotten entirely about that discussion/issue. Good catch. Seems like Sigil support on Windows 7 has been a bit of crapshoot for a while now. " I'm hoping that "new" installs of Windows 7 are going to be rare enough that this won't be a big issue. Most older Windows 7 installations have hopefully picked up the necessary hotfix along the way.

EDIT: it appears the original KB2533623 update was superseded by the Windows 7 KB3063858 Security Update which is still available from Microsoft.

r5dehr9qcs · 04-26-2022, 03:22 PM

For the experiment I reinstalled Sigil 1.9.2 on clean Windows 7 and tried KB3063858 update. It turned out that this update also fixes the problem with starting Sigil.

Security Update for Windows 7 (KB3063858)
Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3063858)

I'm sorry I had to create another thread, but the thread "Sigil not fully launching - Embedded Python error" somehow didn't have an exact solution. Immediately we found out that the problem is definitely solved by update KB3063858.

DiapDealer · 04-26-2022, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by r5dehr9qcs

I'm sorry I had to create another thread, but the thread "Sigil not fully launching - Embedded Python error" somehow didn't have an exact solution. Immediately we found out that the problem is definitely solved by update KB3063858.

No problem. Thanks for sharing that the official KB3063858 from Microsoft definitely works to fix the problem. I updated the old thread with the info about KB3063858.

zebb3 · 04-26-2022, 10:46 PM

Please read

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...72#post4206072

This worked on Win 7 pro.

DiapDealer · 04-27-2022, 06:06 AM

I'm not sure why that's relevant. The OP of this thread was using the correct installer for Win 7.

04-26-2022, 06:53 AM	#1
r5dehr9qcs Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2022 Device: None	Embedded Python Error on Windows 7 Does anyone know if Sigil works on Windows 7? Seems like it should work. But I install Sigil-1.9.2-Windows-Legacy-Setup.exe and I get the error "Embedded Python Error".

04-26-2022, 08:19 AM	#3
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,569 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	We've already had several success stories of people using the 1.9.1/2 legacy version of Sigil on Windows 7. Are you sure you don't have multiple versions of Sigil installed? I ask because Sigil Legacy installs to a different directory than regular Sigil by default (and also creates different shortcuts and Start Menu entries). Your particular error is the kind of error you would get when trying to launch one of the versions of Sigil installed by one of the installers that's incompatible with Windows 7. Make sure you're trying to launch the Sigil.exe that gets installed to a folder named Sigil-Legacy. Or that you're using the shortcut named Sigil-Legacy. Last edited by DiapDealer; 04-26-2022 at 08:49 AM.

04-26-2022, 12:40 PM	#8
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,569 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Wow! I'd forgotten entirely about that discussion/issue. Good catch. Seems like Sigil support on Windows 7 has been a bit of crapshoot for a while now. " I'm hoping that "new" installs of Windows 7 are going to be rare enough that this won't be a big issue. Most older Windows 7 installations have hopefully picked up the necessary hotfix along the way. EDIT: it appears the original KB2533623 update was superseded by the Windows 7 KB3063858 Security Update which is still available from Microsoft. Last edited by DiapDealer; 04-26-2022 at 12:49 PM.

04-26-2022, 10:46 PM	#11
zebb3 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2022 Device: none	installer for Win7 Please read https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...72#post4206072 This worked on Win 7 pro.

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04-26-2022, 07:28 AM	#2
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,727 Karma: 24031401 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	Please click Show Details and post the error message.

04-26-2022, 10:37 AM	#4
r5dehr9qcs Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2022 Device: None	I'm using Windows 7 Professional 64 bit in VMware Fusion. This is a brand new system that I just installed. Previously I did not install any versions of Sigil. I use the Sigil-Legacy desktop shortcut to launch. Error "Embedded Python Error" appears first. Then error "error in xmlprocessor repairXML: -2" appears. If I try to close the error windows, then from the tenth time the program starts, but does not respond.

04-26-2022, 11:00 AM	#5
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,569 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Those are very weird errors. Nothing in those files mentioned is different between Sigil Legacy and the normal installer. Only the bundled version of Python is changed. I'll see if I can get virtual Windows 7 setup to test. I know for a fact that people are successfully using Legacy Sigil 1.9.2 on Windows 7, so something weird is happening.

04-26-2022, 11:35 AM	#6
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,569 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	The area of sigil_bs4 that's failing is in a section of bs4 that is intended as a workaround to a Python bug that was fixed in 2013: https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil...lparser.py#L74 I'm just not certain why it never caused problems on any official (non-legacy) versions of Sigil before 1.9.x on Windows 7.

04-26-2022, 03:22 PM	#9
r5dehr9qcs Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2022 Device: None	For the experiment I reinstalled Sigil 1.9.2 on clean Windows 7 and tried KB3063858 update. It turned out that this update also fixes the problem with starting Sigil. Security Update for Windows 7 (KB3063858) Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3063858) I'm sorry I had to create another thread, but the thread "Sigil not fully launching - Embedded Python error" somehow didn't have an exact solution. Immediately we found out that the problem is definitely solved by update KB3063858.

04-27-2022, 06:06 AM	#12
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,569 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I'm not sure why that's relevant. The OP of this thread was using the correct installer for Win 7.

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