Slight problems with calibre - Page 2

Deputy-Dawg · 05-14-2008, 05:19 PM

I don't know about a proxy. I am using a "public" wifi here at the nursing home. I do know that the "public" and the "private" (that is what they are named) are on the same channel. The public was spun off for my use by the owner's IT people.

Yes I can ping. I am not sure, short of ending the terminal session how to stop the ping so I can copy and post the result. Old age and bit a patch of health problems.

kovidgoyal · 05-14-2008, 06:11 PM

You can stop the ping with Ctrl+C but you dont need to post the output. Next test:

Code:

python -c "import urllib2; print urllib2.urlopen('http://www.google.com').read()"

You should see some HTML output.

Deputy-Dawg · 05-14-2008, 06:17 PM

Tried it and got absolutely nothing

kovidgoyal · 05-14-2008, 06:25 PM

that means you are behind some sort of proxy. Typically public wifi redirects all HTTP traffic through a proxy. Browsers life safari usually handle the redirect automatically, python does not. See if you can find out the proxy settings.

Deputy-Dawg · 05-15-2008, 08:01 AM

It may be a few days. I am back in the hospital again because of some pain issues. The wifi here works fine with calibre.

What information about the proxy am I looking for? Can I gather it with a program or do I need get the info from the IT people?

The Old Man · 05-16-2008, 11:28 AM

Deputy - Wishing you well.

Kovid - Thanks for the smaller Wired font in the latest version.

Latest problem, The Atlantic fetch:

TypeError: strftime() argument 1 must be str, not unicode
Failed to perform job: Fetch news from The Atlantic
Detailed traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "parallel.py", line 139, in run_job
File "calibre\ebooks\lrf\feeds\convert_from.pyo", line 40, in main
File "calibre\web\feeds\main.pyo", line 134, in run_recipe
File "calibre\web\feeds\news.pyo", line 469, in download
File "calibre\web\feeds\news.pyo", line 589, in build_index
File "calibre\web\feeds\news.pyo", line 491, in feeds2index
File "calibre\web\feeds\templates.pyo", line 124, in generate
TypeError: strftime() argument 1 must be str, not unicode
Log:
Fetching feeds...
0% Fetching feeds...
0% Got feeds from index page
0% Trying to download cover...
100% Downloading cover from http://theatlantic.com/images/toc/200806_feature.jpg

kovidgoyal · 05-16-2008, 12:20 PM

oops nasty little regression. I'll release a fix later today.

Mr. Goodbar · 05-21-2008, 10:28 PM

Any chance of getting the font size in the New York Times feed reduced as well? I just started using the news feed again and you've made tremendous progress in the past few months. Thanks for all the hard work. I've compared the New York Times calibre newspaper to the Kindle edition and they are virtually identical, except for the price that is

kovidgoyal · 05-21-2008, 11:20 PM

The problem is that at the moment due to a bug in the SONY firmware you cant resize the font size on the reader, so I think it is better to err on the side of being too large rather than being too small.

Mr. Goodbar · 05-22-2008, 08:08 AM

Makes sense. Hopefully they will fix that with the next rev of the firmware, but once again thanks for the contributions.

Deputy-Dawg · 05-22-2008, 08:59 AM

Kovid,
I am back at the rehab center. What do we need to know about the proxie server and how do I go about getting it? I sure would like to get my daily papers again!

astrodad · 05-22-2008, 09:58 AM

Now all we need is a newspaper sync utility built into calibre. My python development is coming along, but I think Kovid's working on one (or at least plans to).

kovidgoyal · 05-22-2008, 10:47 AM

Basically you need to know the URL of the proxy server. Easiest way to find out is to ask their tech guy.

@jplumey: It's on my TODO list, but it's not going to happen any time soon, so if you feel like tackling it, go right ahead.

Deputy-Dawg · 05-23-2008, 07:22 PM

Kovid,
Been in contact with the techies who manage the system here at the rehab center. They state that they are not using a proxie server. The down loaded a copy calibre and were able, at the root level of the local server to get it to download various newsfeeds. But when they (using their language) go up to the second level, the level at which the 'house' computers live with full read access to the local server (medical data) it fails. And I am at the third level. As they explained it to me each of the levels are seperated by firewalls to prevent unauthorized access to private data. They are looking at what ports need to be open to create a tunnel for calibre. I don't know if any of this makes sense to you. But I begin to worry when I hear another of the techies in the background saying "Careful Mike, he seems to know more about this than we do"! Sigh - were that only true.

In any event I ran this in terminal mode:

Code:

feeds2lrf --verbose 'Associated Press'

and after allowing it to cook for a while I did a keyboard interrupt and got the following messages

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/feeds2lrf.py", line 9, in <module>
main()
File "calibre/ebooks/lrf/feeds/convert_from.pyo", line 40, in main
File "calibre/web/feeds/main.pyo", line 128, in run_recipe
File "calibre/web/feeds/news.pyo", line 815, in __init__
File "calibre/ebooks/lrf/web/profiles/__init__.pyo", line 174, in __init__
File "calibre/ebooks/lrf/web/profiles/__init__.pyo", line 181, in build_index
File "calibre/ebooks/lrf/web/profiles/__init__.pyo", line 294, in parse_feeds
File "mechanize/_mechanize.pyo", line 203, in open
File "mechanize/_mechanize.pyo", line 229, in _mech_open
File "mechanize/_opener.pyo", line 181, in open
File "urllib2.pyo", line 392, in _open
File "urllib2.pyo", line 353, in _call_chain
File "mechanize/_http.pyo", line 700, in http_open
File "mechanize/_http.pyo", line 674, in do_open
File "httplib.pyo", line 862, in request
File "httplib.pyo", line 885, in _send_request
File "httplib.pyo", line 856, in endheaders
File "httplib.pyo", line 728, in _send_output
File "httplib.pyo", line 695, in send
File "httplib.pyo", line 663, in connect
KeyboardInterrupt

Perhaps there is a clue here

kovidgoyal · 05-23-2008, 07:45 PM

Basically that error log indicates it is waiting for a response from the remote server, which means that its attempts to communicate are being blocked. Unfortunately, I'm no network guru, so I can't debug this remotely for you.

05-14-2008, 06:11 PM	#17
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,397 Karma: 27756918 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can stop the ping with Ctrl+C but you dont need to post the output. Next test: Code: python -c "import urllib2; print urllib2.urlopen('http://www.google.com').read()" You should see some HTML output.

05-23-2008, 07:22 PM	#29
Deputy-Dawg Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 799 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: sony prs505	Kovid, Been in contact with the techies who manage the system here at the rehab center. They state that they are not using a proxie server. The down loaded a copy calibre and were able, at the root level of the local server to get it to download various newsfeeds. But when they (using their language) go up to the second level, the level at which the 'house' computers live with full read access to the local server (medical data) it fails. And I am at the third level. As they explained it to me each of the levels are seperated by firewalls to prevent unauthorized access to private data. They are looking at what ports need to be open to create a tunnel for calibre. I don't know if any of this makes sense to you. But I begin to worry when I hear another of the techies in the background saying "Careful Mike, he seems to know more about this than we do"! Sigh - were that only true. In any event I ran this in terminal mode: Code: feeds2lrf --verbose 'Associated Press' and after allowing it to cook for a while I did a keyboard interrupt and got the following messages Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/feeds2lrf.py", line 9, in <module> main() File "calibre/ebooks/lrf/feeds/convert_from.pyo", line 40, in main File "calibre/web/feeds/main.pyo", line 128, in run_recipe File "calibre/web/feeds/news.pyo", line 815, in __init__ File "calibre/ebooks/lrf/web/profiles/__init__.pyo", line 174, in __init__ File "calibre/ebooks/lrf/web/profiles/__init__.pyo", line 181, in build_index File "calibre/ebooks/lrf/web/profiles/__init__.pyo", line 294, in parse_feeds File "mechanize/_mechanize.pyo", line 203, in open File "mechanize/_mechanize.pyo", line 229, in _mech_open File "mechanize/_opener.pyo", line 181, in open File "urllib2.pyo", line 392, in _open File "urllib2.pyo", line 353, in _call_chain File "mechanize/_http.pyo", line 700, in http_open File "mechanize/_http.pyo", line 674, in do_open File "httplib.pyo", line 862, in request File "httplib.pyo", line 885, in _send_request File "httplib.pyo", line 856, in endheaders File "httplib.pyo", line 728, in _send_output File "httplib.pyo", line 695, in send File "httplib.pyo", line 663, in connect KeyboardInterrupt Perhaps there is a clue here

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05-14-2008, 05:19 PM	#16
Deputy-Dawg Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 799 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: sony prs505	I don't know about a proxy. I am using a "public" wifi here at the nursing home. I do know that the "public" and the "private" (that is what they are named) are on the same channel. The public was spun off for my use by the owner's IT people. Yes I can ping. I am not sure, short of ending the terminal session how to stop the ping so I can copy and post the result. Old age and bit a patch of health problems.

05-14-2008, 06:17 PM	#18
Deputy-Dawg Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 799 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: sony prs505	Tried it and got absolutely nothing

05-14-2008, 06:25 PM	#19
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,397 Karma: 27756918 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	that means you are behind some sort of proxy. Typically public wifi redirects all HTTP traffic through a proxy. Browsers life safari usually handle the redirect automatically, python does not. See if you can find out the proxy settings.

05-15-2008, 08:01 AM	#20
Deputy-Dawg Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 799 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: sony prs505	It may be a few days. I am back in the hospital again because of some pain issues. The wifi here works fine with calibre. What information about the proxy am I looking for? Can I gather it with a program or do I need get the info from the IT people?

05-16-2008, 11:28 AM	#21
The Old Man Fanatic Posts: 546 Karma: 1337413 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Keene, New Hampshire Device: iPad Mini	Deputy - Wishing you well. Kovid - Thanks for the smaller Wired font in the latest version. Latest problem, The Atlantic fetch: TypeError: strftime() argument 1 must be str, not unicode Failed to perform job: Fetch news from The Atlantic Detailed traceback: Traceback (most recent call last): File "parallel.py", line 139, in run_job File "calibre\ebooks\lrf\feeds\convert_from.pyo", line 40, in main File "calibre\web\feeds\main.pyo", line 134, in run_recipe File "calibre\web\feeds\news.pyo", line 469, in download File "calibre\web\feeds\news.pyo", line 589, in build_index File "calibre\web\feeds\news.pyo", line 491, in feeds2index File "calibre\web\feeds\templates.pyo", line 124, in generate TypeError: strftime() argument 1 must be str, not unicode Log: Fetching feeds... 0% Fetching feeds... 0% Got feeds from index page 0% Trying to download cover... 100% Downloading cover from http://theatlantic.com/images/toc/200806_feature.jpg

05-16-2008, 12:20 PM	#22
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,397 Karma: 27756918 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	oops nasty little regression. I'll release a fix later today.

05-21-2008, 10:28 PM	#23
Mr. Goodbar Wizard Posts: 1,005 Karma: 98078 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Mini 4	Any chance of getting the font size in the New York Times feed reduced as well? I just started using the news feed again and you've made tremendous progress in the past few months. Thanks for all the hard work. I've compared the New York Times calibre newspaper to the Kindle edition and they are virtually identical, except for the price that is

05-21-2008, 11:20 PM	#24
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,397 Karma: 27756918 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The problem is that at the moment due to a bug in the SONY firmware you cant resize the font size on the reader, so I think it is better to err on the side of being too large rather than being too small.

05-22-2008, 08:08 AM	#25
Mr. Goodbar Wizard Posts: 1,005 Karma: 98078 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Mini 4	Makes sense. Hopefully they will fix that with the next rev of the firmware, but once again thanks for the contributions.

05-22-2008, 08:59 AM	#26
Deputy-Dawg Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 799 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: sony prs505	Kovid, I am back at the rehab center. What do we need to know about the proxie server and how do I go about getting it? I sure would like to get my daily papers again!

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05-22-2008, 09:58 AM	#27
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	Now all we need is a newspaper sync utility built into calibre. My python development is coming along, but I think Kovid's working on one (or at least plans to).

05-22-2008, 10:47 AM	#28
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,397 Karma: 27756918 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Basically you need to know the URL of the proxy server. Easiest way to find out is to ask their tech guy. @jplumey: It's on my TODO list, but it's not going to happen any time soon, so if you feel like tackling it, go right ahead.

05-23-2008, 07:45 PM	#30
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,397 Karma: 27756918 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Basically that error log indicates it is waiting for a response from the remote server, which means that its attempts to communicate are being blocked. Unfortunately, I'm no network guru, so I can't debug this remotely for you.