12-12-2019, 08:50 PM | #1 |
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Conversion Error - Failed to convert
I've tried to convert a rtf file to a epub. I've done it several times and on 2 different computers, both Ubuntu Linux 16.04. I'm an occasional user of Calibre, and so far I've not had any problems. Suggestions?
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calibre, version 2.55.0 (linux2, embedded-python: False) Conversion Error: Failed: Convert book 1 of 1 (THE-ORIGIN-OF-HUMANS-DOES-IT-MATTER-WHAT-YOU-BELIEVE) Convert book 1 of 1 (THE-ORIGIN-OF-HUMANS-DOES-IT-MATTER-WHAT-YOU-BELIEVE) Resolved conversion options calibre version: 2.55.0 {'asciiize': False, 'author_sort': None, 'authors': None, 'base_font_size': 0.0, 'book_producer': None, 'change_justification': u'original', 'chapter': u"//*[((name()='h1' or name()='h2') and re:test(., '\\s*((chapter|book|section|part)\\s+)|((prolog|prologue|epilogue)(\\s+|$))', 'i')) or @class = 'chapter']", 'chapter_mark': u'pagebreak', 'comments': None, 'cover': u'/tmp/calibre_2.55.0_tmp_rQOJWx/WR8fFa.jpeg', 'debug_pipeline': None, 'dehyphenate': True, 'delete_blank_paragraphs': True, 'disable_font_rescaling': False, 'dont_split_on_page_breaks': False, 'duplicate_links_in_toc': False, 'embed_all_fonts': False, 'embed_font_family': None, 'enable_heuristics': False, 'epub_flatten': False, 'epub_inline_toc': False, 'epub_toc_at_end': False, 'expand_css': False, 'extra_css': None, 'extract_to': None, 'filter_css': u'', 'fix_indents': True, 'flow_size': 260, 'font_size_mapping': None, 'format_scene_breaks': True, 'html_unwrap_factor': 0.4, 'ignore_wmf': False, 'input_encoding': None, 'input_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.InputProfile object at 0x7fe490d41910>, 'insert_blank_line': False, 'insert_blank_line_size': 0.5, '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': 0.0, 'linearize_tables': 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, 'no_chapters_in_toc': False, 'no_default_epub_cover': False, 'no_inline_navbars': False, 'no_svg_cover': False, 'output_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.GenericEink object at 0x7fe490d41d10>, 'page_breaks_before': u"//*[name()='h1' or name()='h2']", 'prefer_metadata_cover': False, 'preserve_cover_aspect_ratio': False, 'pretty_print': True, 'pubdate': None, 'publisher': None, 'rating': None, 'read_metadata_from_opf': u'/tmp/calibre_2.55.0_tmp_rQOJWx/vN4cnY.opf', 'remove_fake_margins': True, 'remove_first_image': False, 'remove_paragraph_spacing': False, 'remove_paragraph_spacing_indent_size': 1.5, 'renumber_headings': True, 'replace_scene_breaks': u'', 'search_replace': '[]', 'series': None, 'series_index': None, 'smarten_punctuation': False, 'sr1_replace': None, 'sr1_search': None, 'sr2_replace': None, 'sr2_search': None, 'sr3_replace': None, 'sr3_search': None, 'start_reading_at': None, 'subset_embedded_fonts': False, 'tags': None, 'timestamp': None, 'title': None, 'title_sort': None, 'toc_filter': None, 'toc_threshold': 6, 'toc_title': None, 'transform_css_rules': '[]', 'unsmarten_punctuation': False, 'unwrap_lines': True, 'use_auto_toc': False, 'verbose': 2} InputFormatPlugin: RTF Input running on /tmp/calibre_2.55.0_tmp_rQOJWx/IpP4f4.rtf Converting RTF to XML... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/calibre-parallel", line 20, in <module> sys.exit(main()) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/utils/ipc/worker.py", line 190, in main result = func(*args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/convert/gui_conversion.py", line 31, in gui_convert_override override_input_metadata=True) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/convert/gui_conversion.py", line 25, in gui_convert plumber.run() File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py", line 1057, in run accelerators, tdir) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/conversion.py", line 241, in __call__ log, accelerators) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/rtf_input.py", line 256, in convert xml = self.generate_xml(stream.name) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/rtf_input.py", line 113, in generate_xml parser.parse_rtf() File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/ParseRtf.py", line 217, in parse_rtf tokenize_obj.tokenize() File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/tokenize.py", line 182, in tokenize tokens = map(self.__unicode_process, tokens) File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/tokenize.py", line 55, in __unicode_process self.__uc_value.append(self.__uc_value[-1]) IndexError: list index out of range |
12-12-2019, 09:55 PM | #2 |
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You are using calibre 2.55 which is ancient. Upgrade.
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12-13-2019, 05:32 AM | #4 |
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Also, Ubuntu 16.10 is too old for modern software. Update to 18.04.
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12-15-2019, 08:46 PM | #5 |
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You are using calibre 2.55 which is ancient. Upgrade.
I upgraded both the OS and Calibre. Got the following error message: Code:
calibre, version 4.6.0 (linux2, embedded-python: True) Conversion error: Failed: Convert book 1 of 1 (THE-ORIGIN-OF-HUMANS-DOES-IT-MATTER-WHAT-YOU-BELIEVE) Convert book 1 of 1 (THE-ORIGIN-OF-HUMANS-DOES-IT-MATTER-WHAT-YOU-BELIEVE) Conversion options changed from defaults: output_profile: u'generic_eink' cover: u'/tmp/calibre_4.6.0_tmp_AlnEYp/SNuBco.jpeg' verbose: 2 read_metadata_from_opf: u'/tmp/calibre_4.6.0_tmp_AlnEYp/NvDwTd.opf' Resolved conversion options calibre version: 4.6.0 {'asciiize': False, 'author_sort': None, 'authors': None, 'base_font_size': 0.0, 'book_producer': None, 'change_justification': u'original', 'chapter': u"//*[((name()='h1' or name()='h2') and re:test(., '\\s*((chapter|book|section|part)\\s+)|((prolog|prologue|epilogue)(\\s+|$))', 'i')) or @class = 'chapter']", 'chapter_mark': u'pagebreak', 'comments': None, 'cover': u'/tmp/calibre_4.6.0_tmp_AlnEYp/SNuBco.jpeg', 'debug_pipeline': None, 'dehyphenate': True, 'delete_blank_paragraphs': True, 'disable_font_rescaling': False, 'dont_split_on_page_breaks': False, 'duplicate_links_in_toc': False, 'embed_all_fonts': False, 'embed_font_family': None, 'enable_heuristics': False, 'epub_flatten': False, 'epub_inline_toc': False, 'epub_toc_at_end': False, 'epub_version': u'2', 'expand_css': False, 'extra_css': None, 'extract_to': None, 'filter_css': u'', 'fix_indents': True, 'flow_size': 260, 'font_size_mapping': None, 'format_scene_breaks': True, 'html_unwrap_factor': 0.4, 'ignore_wmf': False, 'input_encoding': None, 'input_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.InputProfile object at 0x7f01394016d0>, 'insert_blank_line': False, 'insert_blank_line_size': 0.5, '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': 0.0, 'linearize_tables': 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, 'no_chapters_in_toc': False, 'no_default_epub_cover': False, 'no_inline_navbars': False, 'no_svg_cover': False, 'output_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.GenericEink object at 0x7f0139401ad0>, 'page_breaks_before': u"//*[name()='h1' or name()='h2']", 'prefer_metadata_cover': False, 'preserve_cover_aspect_ratio': False, 'pretty_print': True, 'pubdate': None, 'publisher': None, 'rating': None, 'read_metadata_from_opf': u'/tmp/calibre_4.6.0_tmp_AlnEYp/NvDwTd.opf', 'remove_fake_margins': True, 'remove_first_image': False, 'remove_paragraph_spacing': False, 'remove_paragraph_spacing_indent_size': 1.5, 'renumber_headings': True, 'replace_scene_breaks': u'', 'search_replace': '[]', 'series': None, 'series_index': None, 'smarten_punctuation': False, 'sr1_replace': None, 'sr1_search': None, 'sr2_replace': None, 'sr2_search': None, 'sr3_replace': None, 'sr3_search': None, 'start_reading_at': None, 'subset_embedded_fonts': False, 'tags': None, 'timestamp': None, 'title': None, 'title_sort': None, 'toc_filter': None, 'toc_threshold': 6, 'toc_title': None, 'transform_css_rules': '[]', 'unsmarten_punctuation': False, 'unwrap_lines': True, 'use_auto_toc': False, 'verbose': 2} InputFormatPlugin: RTF Input running on /tmp/calibre_4.6.0_tmp_AlnEYp/CrDzJS.rtf Converting RTF to XML... Traceback (most recent call last): File "site.py", line 77, in main File "site-packages/calibre/utils/ipc/worker.py", line 208, in main File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/convert/gui_conversion.py", line 43, in gui_convert_override File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/convert/gui_conversion.py", line 28, in gui_convert File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py", line 1110, in run File "site-packages/calibre/customize/conversion.py", line 246, in __call__ File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/rtf_input.py", line 258, in convert File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/rtf_input.py", line 115, in generate_xml File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/ParseRtf.py", line 227, in parse_rtf File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/tokenize.py", line 189, in tokenize File "site-packages/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/tokenize.py", line 60, in __unicode_process IndexError: list index out of range |
12-15-2019, 09:51 PM | #6 |
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Update: Did more reading on Calibre, found it doesn't like RTF files, changed to docx, and it worked!
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