[GUI Plugin] KindleUnpack - The Plugin

[bballuk]

So I was getting this error on a book.

TypeError: unicode argument expected, got 'str'

So I tried version 82.2 you posted above and now I'm getting this error. Do you need to know name of book or any other information to help with solving error please let me know.

calibre, version 4.23.0
ERROR: KindleUnpack - The Plugin v0.82.2: list index out of range

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.action", line 282, in extract_element
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.mobi_stuff", line 126, in unpackEPUB
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.kindleunpack", line 925, in unpackBook
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.kindleunpack", line 842, in process_all_mobi_headers
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.kindleunpack", line 484, in processMobi8
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.mobi_k8proc", line 443, in getGuideText
IndexError: list index out of range

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by bballuk

So I tried version 82.2 you posted above and now I'm getting this error. Do you need to know name of book or any other information to help with solving error please let me know.

calibre, version 4.23.0
ERROR: KindleUnpack - The Plugin v0.82.2: list index out of range

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.action", line 282, in extract_element
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.mobi_stuff", line 126, in unpackEPUB
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.kindleunpack", line 925, in unpackBook
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.kindleunpack", line 842, in process_all_mobi_headers
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.kindleunpack", line 484, in processMobi8
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.mobi_k8proc", line 443, in getGuideText
IndexError: list index out of range

It's not a KFX book, is it? KindleUnpack can't deconstruct those. You can PM me the title/author if you like, but if it's got DRM, it may take a while. I'm transitioning to a new computer and I don't have the ability (nor much of a desire anymore, quite frankly) to remove DRM from Kindlebooks. So if it's not available to purchase without DRM, I might not get to it for quite a while.

If you know it's not a KFX book, and you're not using the Calibre beta, Try dropping back to the KindleUnpack version before the latest official one. That would be v 0.81.5 available from my github repository: https://github.com/dougmassay/kindle...es/tag/v0.81.5

[bballuk]

I've kind of fixed it. I ended up just converting it using Calibre instead of using KindleUnpack. The book had some kind of media elements, like built in audio clips. Once converted they were removed but actually ebook it's self was all there so that works for me.

[shotsky]

For those that do get kfx ebooks, there is a fairly simple solution. Download the 1.24 version of Kindle4pc or mac and turn off automatic updates. When you download from Amazon, they will be in the azw format. I've been doing this for about 2 years now. Version 1.25 or later are the versions that support kfx.

[jhowell]

I received an error using the "Split FK8/MOBI..." function in version 0.82.2 of the plugin running under calibre 5.0.1.

This function works properly under calibre 4.23.

calibre, version 5.0.1
ERROR: KindleUnpack - The Plugin v0.82.2: name 'file' is not defined

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.action", line 324, in combo_split
File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.mobi_stuf f", line 138, in writeSplitCombo
NameError: name 'file' is not defined

[DiapDealer]

I'll check it out. Thanks!

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by jhowell

I received an error using the "Split FK8/MOBI..." function in version 0.82.2 of the plugin running under calibre 5.0.1.

This function works properly under calibre 4.23.

Give this version a try. It works for me on both the new calibre and older versions. I had a tacky Python2 only builtin that got overlooked. Fact is, I shouldn't have been using it for python 2 either!

If all seems well, I'll update the official first-post release.

EDIT: Fix incorporated into the official 0.82.3 release available in the first post of this thread. Thanks.

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Give this version a try. It works for me on both the new calibre and older versions. I had a tacky Python2 only builtin that got overlooked. Fact is, I shouldn't have been using it for python 2 either!

If all seems well, I'll update the official first-post release.

That fixed it for me.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by jhowell

That fixed it for me.

Thanks for reporting back. It was pretty-much a no-brainer fix, so unless I hear of any more problems, I'll make it official soon.

[sebaxtianrg]

Since Calibre 5.0, the plugin is no longer able to de-DRM .AZW books. I had to downgrade to Calibre 4.23 in order to keep using the plugin.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by sebaxtianrg

Since Calibre 5.0, the plugin is no longer able to de-DRM .AZW books. I had to downgrade to Calibre 4.23 in order to keep using the plugin.

You're in the wrong place. This plugin is not intended to remove drm. There are no plugins hosted at MobileRead that remove drm.

[DNSB]

Just got a forced update to K4PC 1.30 however the book I downloaded removed the DRM when imported to calibre. When I attempted to use KF8 => Epub, I got the following error:

Spoiler:

calibre, version 5.3.0
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>TypeError</b>:a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'

calibre 5.3 [64bit]  embedded-python: True is64bit: True
Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '10', '10.0.19041')
Python 3.8.5
Windows: ('10', '10.0.19041', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeDRM (7, 0, 0) && Annotations (1, 13, 0) && Baen (1, 2, 0) && Barnes & Noble (1, 2, 16) && Calibre Power Search Plugin (1, 6, 0) && Count Pages (1, 10, 0) && Diaps Editing Toolbag (0, 3, 7) && EpubCheck (0, 2, 3) && EpubMerge (2, 11, 0) && EpubSplit (2, 9, 0) && FanFicFare (3, 24, 0) && Fantastic Fiction (1, 4, 0) && Find Duplicates (1, 8, 3) && Goodreads (1, 5, 1) && Hyphenate This! (0, 1, 3) && Job Spy (1, 0, 187) && Kindle hi-res covers (0, 5, 0) && KindleUnpack - The Plugin (0, 82, 3) && Kobo Books (1, 8, 0) && Kobo Utilities (2, 11, 8) && KoboTouchExtended (3, 4, 1) && Modify ePub (1, 6, 1) && Obok DeDRM (6, 7, 0) && Open With (1, 5, 12) && Quality Check (1, 10, 1) && Resize Cover (1, 1, 0) && ScrambleEbook (0, 4, 5) && SmartEject (2, 3, 0) && Smashwords Metadata (1, 0, 2)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.action", line 283, in extract_element
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.mobi_stuff", line 127, in unpackEPUB
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.kindleunpack", line 925, in unpackBook
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.kindleunpack", line 842, in process_all_mobi_headers
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.kindleunpack", line 559, in processMobi8
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'find'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.action", line 287, in extract_element
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.utilities", line 102, in showErrorDlg
  File "traceback.py", line 163, in print_exc
  File "traceback.py", line 105, in print_exception
TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'

The results from trying this in Calibre 4.23 portable was similar:

Spoiler:

calibre, version 4.23.0
ERROR: KindleUnpack - The Plugin v0.82.3: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'find'

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.action", line 283, in extract_element
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.mobi_stuff", line 127, in unpackEPUB
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.kindleunpack", line 925, in unpackBook
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.kindleunpack", line 842, in process_all_mobi_headers
  File "calibre_plugins.kindleunpack_plugin.kindleunpackcore.kindleunpack", line 559, in processMobi8
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'find'

Uninstalling 1.30 and reverting back to 1.29 made no difference in either version of calibre. For what it's worth, attemping to unpack the KF8 also abended in line 559.

One item that I forgot to add is this book is a sample.

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Just got a forced update to K4PC 1.30 however the book I downloaded removed the DRM when imported to calibre. When I attempted to use KF8 => Epub, I got the following error: ...

I am curious. Would you mind sharing the ASIN of the book.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by jhowell

I am curious. Would you mind sharing the ASIN of the book.

The ASIN is B00OV9D9P4 (if I didn't screw up the copy and paste).

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DNSB

The ASIN is B00OV9D9P4 (if I didn't screw up the copy and paste).

Downloading this book using the download option on Amazon and then using KindleUnpack to convert to ePub worked with no error.

Same success using KindleforPC 1.17.