How to get rid of "Initialized urlfixer" in CLI tools output?

wolpi · 08-18-2025, 07:21 AM

For several Calibre versions from at least 3.x up to the most recent, every output of Calibre's CLI commands like "ebook-meta" or "fetch-ebook-metadata" is either pre- or postfixed with the strings:

Integration status: True
Initialized urlfixer

so I have to postprocess the output to get rid of them.

My questions:
What is the informational purpose of those strings?
How can I get rid of them permanently?

Thanks!

kovidgoyal · 08-18-2025, 07:33 AM

calibre has no such strings. These are probably coming from some third party plugin you have installed in calibre.

Venia Legendi · 10-14-2025, 10:33 AM

Hi, AFAIK "Initialized urlfixer" e.g. from WikiData-Plugin

PeterT · 10-14-2025, 01:15 PM

So it shouls be sufficient to unxip the plugin, edit the urlfixer.py file and replace line 29

Code:

        print("Initialized urlfixer")

by

Code:

       #print("Initialized urlfixer")

and of course rezip the file. (This assumes that you're using the WikiData plugin. I've not checked other plugins.)

PeterT · 10-14-2025, 05:36 PM

I've posted a beta version of the Wikidata plugin in it's thread. If I get postive feedback it will be released as version 2.0.1

08-18-2025, 07:21 AM	#1
wolpi Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2015 Device: iPad2	How to get rid of "Initialized urlfixer" in CLI tools output? For several Calibre versions from at least 3.x up to the most recent, every output of Calibre's CLI commands like "ebook-meta" or "fetch-ebook-metadata" is either pre- or postfixed with the strings: Integration status: True Initialized urlfixer so I have to postprocess the output to get rid of them. My questions: What is the informational purpose of those strings? How can I get rid of them permanently? Thanks!

10-14-2025, 10:33 AM	#3
Venia Legendi Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: lots of, frequently changing	Hi, AFAIK "Initialized urlfixer" e.g. from WikiData-Plugin Last edited by Venia Legendi; 10-14-2025 at 10:37 AM.

10-14-2025, 01:15 PM	#4
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,703 Karma: 79983758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	So it shouls be sufficient to unxip the plugin, edit the urlfixer.py file and replace line 29 Code: print("Initialized urlfixer") by Code: #print("Initialized urlfixer") and of course rezip the file. (This assumes that you're using the WikiData plugin. I've not checked other plugins.)

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08-18-2025, 07:33 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre has no such strings. These are probably coming from some third party plugin you have installed in calibre.

10-14-2025, 05:36 PM	#5
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,703 Karma: 79983758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I've posted a beta version of the Wikidata plugin in it's thread. If I get postive feedback it will be released as version 2.0.1

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