Problem making catalog ePub output

slantybard · 02-03-2011, 09:41 PM

Not sure if I am just doing something stupid or not, but I am having problems generating a catalog from a single tagged group of about 235 books. I have no problems with developing a standard catalog, but am trying to generate a catalog with only the title, author, and description and after modifying the template file, keep getting a "line index out of range" error OR a "no contents" error. I looked and searched through the forums, but did not find any solutions. I am almost sure that I am simply making a wrong syntax error somewhere, but haven't figured it out. If anyone can help, that would be appreciated, or simply a pointer to the correct thread if one exists for this. thanks.

I am using the latest calibre on MacOS X.

I have the following template.xhtml set-up in my catalogs folder:

Code:

<html xmlns="{xmlns}">
    <head>
        <title>{title_str}</title>
        <meta name="catalog description header" http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css" media="screen" />
    </head>
    <body>
		<p class="title">{title}</p>
		<hr class="header_divider" />
		<p class="author">{author_prefix}<a class="author">{author}</a></p>
		<hr class="description_divider" />
		<div class="description">{comments}</div>
	</body>
</html>

And below is the error reports I get:
One type of error:

Spoiler:

Other type of error:

Spoiler:

GRiker · 02-04-2011, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slantybard

Not sure if I am just doing something stupid or not, but I am having problems generating a catalog from a single tagged group of about 235 books. I have no problems with developing a standard catalog, but am trying to generate a catalog with only the title, author, and description and after modifying the template file, keep getting a "line index out of range" error OR a "no contents" error …

You were a were a bit more aggressive in editing the template than I originally envisioned.

Patch submitted, fixed in next release.

G

slantybard · 02-04-2011, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRiker

You were a were a bit more aggressive in editing the template than I originally envisioned.

Patch submitted, fixed in next release.

G

Sorry. I just approached it like a web page and when I edited it, I tried to make it as clean code as possible. Thanks for your help though. I didn't add a ticket for this since I didn't know if it was me or calibre doing the fumbling.

GRiker · 02-04-2011, 11:33 AM

Your template was a good test case.

G

slantybard · 02-04-2011, 05:20 PM

I updated to the latest calibre today. Unfortunately, the custom catalog is still not working GRiker. Here is the error report:

Spoiler:

Do you want me to continue discussing this with you here or open a ticket? Let me know. There is definitely no rush for me in this as (a) you volunteer your time in this (b) you may be working on more important stuff.

PS: thanks for all your work here and on the code.

GRiker · 02-04-2011, 06:01 PM

Open a ticket, attach the template you're using, plus the error trace as posted here.

G

slantybard · 02-04-2011, 08:27 PM

Done.

http://bugs.calibre-ebook.com/ticket/8764

02-03-2011, 09:41 PM	#1
slantybard my parent's oops... Posts: 493 Karma: 1477572 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Vx->Handera->Clie-> Axim->505->650->KPW/Aura ->L2->iOS/CBW	Problem making catalog ePub output Not sure if I am just doing something stupid or not, but I am having problems generating a catalog from a single tagged group of about 235 books. I have no problems with developing a standard catalog, but am trying to generate a catalog with only the title, author, and description and after modifying the template file, keep getting a "line index out of range" error OR a "no contents" error. I looked and searched through the forums, but did not find any solutions. I am almost sure that I am simply making a wrong syntax error somewhere, but haven't figured it out. If anyone can help, that would be appreciated, or simply a pointer to the correct thread if one exists for this. thanks. I am using the latest calibre on MacOS X. I have the following template.xhtml set-up in my catalogs folder: Code: <html xmlns="{xmlns}"> <head> <title>{title_str}</title> <meta name="catalog description header" http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css" media="screen" /> </head> <body> <p class="title">{title}</p> <hr class="header_divider" /> <p class="author">{author_prefix}<a class="author">{author}</a></p> <hr class="description_divider" /> <div class="description">{comments}</div> </body> </html> And below is the error reports I get: One type of error: Spoiler: calibre, version 0.7.43 ERROR: Conversion Error: <b>Failed</b>: Generate catalog Generate catalog Python function terminated unexpectedly: list index out of range Sections: Authors, Descriptions Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating epub for sony in GUI environment connected_device: 'None' book count: 235 opts: authorClip: 100 catalog_title: u'Unread' connected_kindle: False descriptionClip: 380 exclude_book_marker: u':' exclude_genre: u'\\[.+\\]' exclude_tags: u'~,Catalog' header_note_source_field: '' merge_comments: '::True' output_profile: 'sony' read_book_marker: u'tag:+' search_text: None sort_by: None sort_descriptions_by_author: True sync: False thumb_width: '1.00' wishlist_tag: u'Wishlist' existing thumb cache at /Users/sc/Library/Preferences/calibre/caches/catalog/thumbs.zip, cached_thumb_width: 1.00" Begin catalog source generation DPI = 168; thumbnail dimensions: 168 x 224 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 147, in main return run_entry_point() File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 116, in run_entry_point return getattr(pmod, func)() File "site-packages/calibre/utils/ipc/worker.py", line 110, in main File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/convert/gui_conversion.py", line 68, in gui_catalog File "site-packages/calibre/library/catalog.py", line 5053, in run File "site-packages/calibre/library/catalog.py", line 1388, in buildSources File "site-packages/calibre/library/catalog.py", line 1794, in generateHTMLDescriptions File "site-packages/calibre/library/catalog.py", line 4454, in generateHTMLDescriptionHeader IndexError: list index out of range Other type of error: Spoiler: calibre, version 0.7.43 ERROR: Conversion Error: <b>Failed</b>: Generate catalog Generate catalog Python function terminated unexpectedly: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'extract' Sections: Authors, Descriptions Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating epub for sony in GUI environment connected_device: 'None' book count: 235 opts: authorClip: 100 catalog_title: u'Unread' connected_kindle: False descriptionClip: 380 exclude_book_marker: u':' exclude_genre: u'\\[.+\\]' exclude_tags: u'~,Catalog' header_note_source_field: '' merge_comments: '::True' output_profile: 'sony' read_book_marker: u'tag:+' search_text: None sort_by: None sort_descriptions_by_author: True sync: False thumb_width: '1.00' wishlist_tag: u'Wishlist' existing thumb cache at /Users/sc/Library/Preferences/calibre/caches/catalog/thumbs.zip, cached_thumb_width: 1.00" Begin catalog source generation DPI = 168; thumbnail dimensions: 168 x 224 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 147, in main return run_entry_point() File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 116, in run_entry_point return getattr(pmod, func)() File "site-packages/calibre/utils/ipc/worker.py", line 110, in main File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/convert/gui_conversion.py", line 68, in gui_catalog File "site-packages/calibre/library/catalog.py", line 5053, in run File "site-packages/calibre/library/catalog.py", line 1388, in buildSources File "site-packages/calibre/library/catalog.py", line 1794, in generateHTMLDescriptions File "site-packages/calibre/library/catalog.py", line 4444, in generateHTMLDescriptionHeader AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'extract' Last edited by slantybard; 02-04-2011 at 05:21 PM.

02-04-2011, 05:20 PM	#5
slantybard my parent's oops... Posts: 493 Karma: 1477572 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Vx->Handera->Clie-> Axim->505->650->KPW/Aura ->L2->iOS/CBW	I updated to the latest calibre today. Unfortunately, the custom catalog is still not working GRiker. Here is the error report: Spoiler: calibre, version 0.7.44 ERROR: Conversion Error: <b>Failed</b>: Generate catalog Generate catalog Python function terminated unexpectedly: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'extract' Sections: Authors, Descriptions Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating epub for sony in GUI environment connected_device: 'None' book count: 5 opts: authorClip: 100 catalog_title: u'Unread' connected_kindle: False descriptionClip: 380 exclude_book_marker: u':' exclude_genre: u'\\[.+\\]' exclude_tags: u'~,Catalog' header_note_source_field: '' merge_comments: '::True' output_profile: 'sony' read_book_marker: u'tag:+' search_text: None sort_by: None sort_descriptions_by_author: True sync: False thumb_width: '1.00' wishlist_tag: u'Wishlist' existing thumb cache at /Users/sc/Library/Preferences/calibre/caches/catalog/thumbs.zip, cached_thumb_width: 1.00" Begin catalog source generation DPI = 168; thumbnail dimensions: 168 x 224 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 147, in main return run_entry_point() File "/Applications/calibre.app/Contents/Resources/Python/lib/python2.7/site.py", line 116, in run_entry_point return getattr(pmod, func)() File "site-packages/calibre/utils/ipc/worker.py", line 110, in main File "site-packages/calibre/gui2/convert/gui_conversion.py", line 68, in gui_catalog File "site-packages/calibre/library/catalog.py", line 5071, in run File "site-packages/calibre/library/catalog.py", line 1397, in buildSources File "site-packages/calibre/library/catalog.py", line 1803, in generateHTMLDescriptions File "site-packages/calibre/library/catalog.py", line 4450, in generateHTMLDescriptionHeader AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'extract' Do you want me to continue discussing this with you here or open a ticket? Let me know. There is definitely no rush for me in this as (a) you volunteer your time in this (b) you may be working on more important stuff. PS: thanks for all your work here and on the code.

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02-04-2011, 11:33 AM	#4
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	Your template was a good test case. G

02-04-2011, 06:01 PM	#6
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	Open a ticket, attach the template you're using, plus the error trace as posted here. G

02-04-2011, 08:27 PM	#7
slantybard my parent's oops... Posts: 493 Karma: 1477572 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Vx->Handera->Clie-> Axim->505->650->KPW/Aura ->L2->iOS/CBW	Done. http://bugs.calibre-ebook.com/ticket/8764

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