[Metadata Source Plugin] FictionDB - Page 7

ownedbycats · 12-13-2020, 10:32 PM

Seeing as this plugin is pretty much defunct now, would it be a good idea to remove it from the index?

DaltonST · 12-14-2020, 04:23 PM

My Q&S plugin used to scrape a list of Series by Author, but fictiondb now uses Cloudflare and JavaScript to ensure that even with Kovid's Mechanize, I was not able to search for much via a query without having an account etc. They locked it down. Time to find another source.

DaltonST

MegAnne · 12-18-2020, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

At this point, I think abandoned is correct. There was no reaction to my post or the other places that I have mentioned it. No one seems to have actually missed it. I'm not very interested in fixing it and would only be doing it for the coding exercise.

I'm quite sorry and I will miss it but I understand your point. Thanks for all your work on it.

iamagloworm · 12-28-2020, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

No one seems to have actually missed it.

I, for one, am missing it terribly and have been waiting and hoping for an update. If it is possible, it would be greatly appreciated. I am not aware of another source that provides age information and rely on fictiondb.

brianswilson · 01-21-2021, 07:33 AM

I'm sure I'm not the first to post about why this is broken (see attached output). I'm not a great python programmer, but this doesn't look very difficult to resolve.

If this plugin is currently not under active development, does anyone know where the source code is managed (probably GitHub, but I don't find a URL for it) and how to be added as a developer?

calibre, version 5.9.0
ERROR: Install plugin failed: A problem occurred while installing this plugin. This plugin will now be uninstalled. Please post the error message in details below into the forum thread for this plugin and restart calibre.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre\gui2\dialogs\plugin_updater.py", line 709, in _install_clicked
File "calibre\customize\ui.py", line 472, in add_plugin
File "calibre\customize\ui.py", line 61, in load_plugin
File "calibre\customize\zipplugin.py", line 293, in load
File "importlib\__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1014, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 991, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 975, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 671, in _load_unlocked
File "calibre\customize\zipplugin.py", line 192, in exec_module
File "calibre_plugins.fictiondb.__init__", line 11, in <module>
ImportError: cannot import name 'quote' from 'urllib' (C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\python-lib.bypy.frozen\urllib\__init__.pyc)

JSWolf · 01-21-2021, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brianswilson

I'm sure I'm not the first to post about why this is broken (see attached output). I'm not a great python programmer, but this doesn't look very difficult to resolve.

If this plugin is currently not under active development, does anyone know where the source code is managed (probably GitHub, but I don't find a URL for it) and how to be added as a developer?

calibre, version 5.9.0
ERROR: Install plugin failed: A problem occurred while installing this plugin. This plugin will now be uninstalled. Please post the error message in details below into the forum thread for this plugin and restart calibre.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre\gui2\dialogs\plugin_updater.py", line 709, in _install_clicked
File "calibre\customize\ui.py", line 472, in add_plugin
File "calibre\customize\ui.py", line 61, in load_plugin
File "calibre\customize\zipplugin.py", line 293, in load
File "importlib\__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1014, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 991, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 975, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 671, in _load_unlocked
File "calibre\customize\zipplugin.py", line 192, in exec_module
File "calibre_plugins.fictiondb.__init__", line 11, in <module>
ImportError: cannot import name 'quote' from 'urllib' (C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\python-lib.bypy.frozen\urllib\__init__.pyc)

Read posts 91 and 92 of this thread. The plugin is dead because the site changed too much for the plugin to work. Because of this, it was never updating to install in Calibre 5.

brianswilson · 01-30-2021, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Read posts 91 and 92 of this thread. The plugin is dead because the site changed too much for the plugin to work. Because of this, it was never updating to install in Calibre 5.

That's a pity as it looked like a really useful utility. Thank you for letting me know.

davidfor · 01-30-2021, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brianswilson

That's a pity as it looked like a really useful utility. Thank you for letting me know.

So useful that no one noticed it wasn't working for five months.

bonzi · 03-07-2021, 09:49 AM

Installation of this plugin failed on Calibre 5.12. I was told to report the failure here:

Code:

calibre, version 5.12.0
ERROR: Install plugin failed: A problem occurred while installing this plugin. This plugin will now be uninstalled. Please post the error message in details below into the forum thread for this plugin and restart calibre.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre\gui2\dialogs\plugin_updater.py", line 709, in _install_clicked
  File "calibre\customize\ui.py", line 472, in add_plugin
  File "calibre\customize\ui.py", line 61, in load_plugin
  File "calibre\customize\zipplugin.py", line 293, in load
  File "importlib\__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1014, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 991, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 975, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 671, in _load_unlocked
  File "calibre\customize\zipplugin.py", line 192, in exec_module
  File "calibre_plugins.fictiondb.__init__", line 11, in <module>
ImportError: cannot import name 'quote' from 'urllib' (C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\python-lib.bypy.frozen\urllib\__init__.pyc)

Please advise!

Thank you!

PeterT · 03-07-2021, 01:04 PM

As posted in messages prior to your's the plugin has NOT been updated for python 3 which is a requirement for calibre 5 and above.

davidfor · 03-07-2021, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

As posted in messages prior to your's the plugin has NOT been updated for python 3 which is a requirement for calibre 5 and above.

And part of the reason it has not been updated for Python 3 because it had stopped working (due to web site changes) several months before and no one had noticed.

iamagloworm · 11-27-2021, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaltonST

They locked it down. Time to find another source.

DaltonST

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

And part of the reason it has not been updated for Python 3 because it had stopped working (due to web site changes) several months before and no one had noticed.

Users have definitely noticed, this was a unique resource. If there was a way to get it working again it would be so much appreciated.

I have searched extensively and I don't think there is an alternative that gives age level for books that can added to calibre.

I have been waiting to see if something happens, but miss it so much. If there is a way to do this, it would be incredibly helpful.

Rellwood · 02-28-2022, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamagloworm

Users have definitely noticed, this was a unique resource. If there was a way to get it working again it would be so much appreciated.

I have searched extensively and I don't think there is an alternative that gives age level for books that can added to calibre.

I have been waiting to see if something happens, but miss it so much. If there is a way to do this, it would be incredibly helpful.

I have been wanting this plugin to work too, to the point where I will instal a much older version of Calibre Portable just to run it. I have been trying to figure out how to get the themes for the books in Fiction.db to be converted to a .csv and downloaed into Calibre. They're much better than the Genres from Goodreads.

davidfor · 03-01-2022, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rellwood

I have been wanting this plugin to work too, to the point where I will instal a much older version of Calibre Portable just to run it. I have been trying to figure out how to get the themes for the books in Fiction.db to be converted to a .csv and downloaed into Calibre. They're much better than the Genres from Goodreads.

Are you saying that worked? Because the reason the plugin stopped working was because the site changed. Unless they have changed back, or changed something else in how that works, then I wouldn't expect an older version of calibre to change anything.

Rellwood · 03-10-2022, 06:22 PM

No, I thought I could do it, because it seemed possible, I wrote too quickly...lol I am still trying to figure out how it would be possible.

01-21-2021, 07:33 AM	#95
brianswilson Member Posts: 18 Karma: 99066 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Calibre	Can't install plugin I'm sure I'm not the first to post about why this is broken (see attached output). I'm not a great python programmer, but this doesn't look very difficult to resolve. If this plugin is currently not under active development, does anyone know where the source code is managed (probably GitHub, but I don't find a URL for it) and how to be added as a developer? calibre, version 5.9.0 ERROR: Install plugin failed: A problem occurred while installing this plugin. This plugin will now be uninstalled. Please post the error message in details below into the forum thread for this plugin and restart calibre. Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre\gui2\dialogs\plugin_updater.py", line 709, in _install_clicked File "calibre\customize\ui.py", line 472, in add_plugin File "calibre\customize\ui.py", line 61, in load_plugin File "calibre\customize\zipplugin.py", line 293, in load File "importlib\__init__.py", line 127, in import_module File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1014, in _gcd_import File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 991, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 975, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 671, in _load_unlocked File "calibre\customize\zipplugin.py", line 192, in exec_module File "calibre_plugins.fictiondb.__init__", line 11, in <module> ImportError: cannot import name 'quote' from 'urllib' (C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\app\bin\python-lib.bypy.frozen\urllib\__init__.pyc)

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12-13-2020, 10:32 PM	#91
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,347 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Seeing as this plugin is pretty much defunct now, would it be a good idea to remove it from the index?

12-14-2020, 04:23 PM	#92
DaltonST Deviser Posts: 2,265 Karma: 2090983 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Texas Device: none	My Q&S plugin used to scrape a list of Series by Author, but fictiondb now uses Cloudflare and JavaScript to ensure that even with Kovid's Mechanize, I was not able to search for much via a query without having an account etc. They locked it down. Time to find another source. DaltonST

03-07-2021, 01:04 PM	#100
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,693 Karma: 79983758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	As posted in messages prior to your's the plugin has NOT been updated for python 3 which is a requirement for calibre 5 and above.

03-10-2022, 06:22 PM	#105
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,301 Karma: 1937893 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Fullerton, California Device: Paperwhite 2015 (2), PW 2024 (12 GEN), PW 2023 (11 GEN), Scribe (1st)	No, I thought I could do it, because it seemed possible, I wrote too quickly...lol I am still trying to figure out how it would be possible.