Pithos won't run from /usr/bin after latest update.

I'm unable reproduce this, so it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with the changes. It looks like your dbus_service.py didn't get updated or it is attempting to load the wrong version. Here's my guess at what's wrong:

If you're installing with setup.py, remember to pass it --prefix=/usr/ , since distutils defaults to /usr/local. $PATH chooses /usr/local/bin over /usr/bin, but python's sys.path puts /usr first. When you run pithos, you're launching the updated copy from /usr/local, but it imports the dbus_service.py from the old version in /usr.

Thanks for testing the trunk version, by the way! With all the extensive recent changes, I'm reluctant to put it in the PPA quite yet. Please let me know if you find anything broken.

Hmmm...well I did install with '--prefix=/usr/' initially, so I don't think that's the issue. I went ahead and tried it again, but still no luck. Then I tried deleting the pithos directory in /usr/share and then running the install again, but still no luck. Any other ideas?

Don't thank me, thank you! I'm more than happy to help test software, especially when a developer works so fervently. The functionality offered by Pithos is exactly what I had been looking for, so I'm thrilled to contribute in any way possible. I have been trying my best to break it, but so far this is the only issue I have encountered. Best of luck and keep up the great work!

Thanks
Austin

Hmm... well, the directory in /usr/share is only the icons and glade files. The python modules install to /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pithos
So maybe try checking if the dbus_service.py there matches the one in bzr (namely, if it defines the try_to_raise function at the end) and/or try deleting and re-installing those files. Another possibility is if the .pyc files aren't being updated, but I would hope distutils would take care of that, and I think python warns you if the pyc files are outdated and it doesn't have write permissions to update them. Deleting that directory and reinstalling should fix that, I think.

Actually, it's /usr/share/pyshared/pithos

Or, it may be in both. It seems setup.py installs to one, while the deb installs to the other...which could explain where it's finding an obsolete copy. Try removing the copy installed by apt-get. (You'll probably have to reinstall with setup.py afterwards, since apt-get will delete the files they have in common, like /usr/bin/pithos)

That was it. I forgot I had initially installed from the PPA. Unfortunately, now I am getting another error. Here is the traceback:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/pithos", line 49, in <module>
    from pithos import AboutPithosDialog, PreferencesPithosDialog, StationsDialog
ImportError: No module named pithos

I have also been getting a warning from setup.py, but it seems to be irrelevant, let me know if I'm wrong:

WARNING: the following files are not recognized by DistUtilsExtra.auto:
  debug

Sorry about the hassle.

I also added a build_deb.sh script to the repository, so it may be simpler just to run it and then install the .deb created in the parent directory.

Thanks for all of your help Kevin, installing to /usr/local solved my problem. I will probably use the script in the future as well...that will be really simple. Thanks for that!

Have a great day!

Thanks Kevin Mehall, that solved my question.