error message

[dasnake]

Why do I keep getting the following error:

Failed feed: Top Stories
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required


I get this type of message from all my subscribed periodicals from time to time.
see the entire message below:

Spoiler:

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calibre, version 0.7.50
ERROR: Conversion Error: <b>Failed</b>: Fetch news from Business Week

Fetch news from Business Week
Resolved conversion options
calibre version: 0.7.50
{'asciiize': False,
'author_sort': None,
'authors': None,
'base_font_size': 0,
'book_producer': None,
'change_justification': 'original',
'chapter': None,
'chapter_mark': 'pagebreak',
'comments': None,
'cover': None,
'debug_pipeline': None,
'dehyphenate': True,
'delete_blank_paragraphs': True,
'disable_font_rescaling': False,
'dont_compress': False,
'dont_download_recipe': False,
'enable_heuristics': False,
'extra_css': None,
'fix_indents': True,
'font_size_mapping': None,
'format_scene_breaks': True,
'html_unwrap_factor': 0.4,
'input_encoding': None,
'input_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.InputProfile object at 0x045491B0>,
'insert_blank_line': False,
'insert_metadata': False,
'isbn': None,
'italicize_common_cases': True,
'keep_ligatures': False,
'language': None,
'level1_toc': None,
'level2_toc': None,
'level3_toc': None,
'line_height': 0,
'linearize_tables': False,
'lrf': False,
'margin_bottom': 5.0,
'margin_left': 5.0,
'margin_right': 5.0,
'margin_top': 5.0,
'markup_chapter_headings': True,
'max_toc_links': 50,
'minimum_line_height': 120.0,
'mobi_ignore_margins': False,
'no_chapters_in_toc': False,
'no_inline_navbars': True,
'no_inline_toc': False,
'output_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.KindleOutput object at 0x045494D0>,
'page_breaks_before': None,
'password': None,
'personal_doc': '[PDOC]',
'prefer_author_sort': False,
'prefer_metadata_cover': False,
'pretty_print': False,
'pubdate': None,
'publisher': None,
'rating': None,
'read_metadata_from_opf': None,
'remove_first_image': False,
'remove_paragraph_spacing': False,
'remove_paragraph_spacing_indent_size': 1.5,
'renumber_headings': True,
'replace_scene_breaks': '',
'rescale_images': False,
'series': None,
'series_index': None,
'smarten_punctuation': False,
'sr1_replace': '',
'sr1_search': '',
'sr2_replace': '',
'sr2_search': '',
'sr3_replace': '',
'sr3_search': '',
'tags': None,
'test': False,
'timestamp': None,
'title': None,
'title_sort': None,
'toc_filter': None,
'toc_threshold': 6,
'toc_title': None,
'unwrap_lines': True,
'use_auto_toc': False,
'username': None,
'verbose': 2}
InputFormatPlugin: Recipe Input running
Failed feed: Top Stories
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Top News
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Asia
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Autos
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Classic Cars
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Hybrids
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Europe
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Auto Reviews
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Innovation & Design
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Architecture
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Brand Equity
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Auto Design
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Game Room
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Technology
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Investing
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Small Business
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Careers
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: B-Schools
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: Magazine Selections
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Failed feed: CEO Guide to Tech
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 1314, in parse_feeds
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 203, in open
File "site-packages\mechanize-0.2.4-py2.7.egg\mechanize\_mechanize.py", line 255, in _mech_open
httperror_seek_wrapper: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

Python function terminated unexpectedly
No articles found, aborting (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site.py", line 103, in main
File "site.py", line 85, in run_entry_point
File "site-packages\calibre\utils\ipc\worker.py", line 110, in main
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\convert\gui_conversion.py", line 25, in gui_convert
File "site-packages\calibre\ebooks\conversion\plumber.py", line 904, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\customize\conversion.py", line 204, in __call__
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\input.py", line 105, in convert
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 734, in download
File "site-packages\calibre\web\feeds\news.py", line 879, in build_index
ValueError: No articles found, aborting

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[Starson17]

Originally Posted by dasnake

Why do I keep getting the following error: HTTP Error 401: Authorization Required

It means that the server has refused to send the requested item. It could be for any reason the server decides is appropriate to make the refusal.

[kovidgoyal]

That's most likely because your internet connection is using a proxy, the 401 is being generated by the proxy.