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using python to use script-generated signature in evolution

Asked by anandjeyahar

Hi, i have written a python script to generate a random signature (reading from a file). i am using print signature at the end of the script. Evolution encounters errors running the script and therefore produces just a '--'. How do i get the error message/log of what happened when evolution ran the script?

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Best Thomas Krüger (thkrueger) said : 		#1

Please make sure that the shebang (magic line) at the beginning of the file is correct:
#!/usr/bin/python
and the the scripts permissions allow execution.
Then try if you can run the script from any working directory with it's full path.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#2

Error messages should be in ~/.xsession-errors, you can leave it open while reproducing the steps, reload it and scroll all away down to view error messages.
Or run evolution via terminal, reproduce the steps and monitor output.

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anandjeyahar (anandjeyahar) said : 		#3

Thanks Thomas Krüger, that solved my question.

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anandjeyahar (anandjeyahar) said : 		#4

Sam, i did figure out the run evolution from terminal and tried out but without the shebang it was creating problems. i had tested it from the terminal by running it with python filename. Any way, now i have problem with the way it is printing the newline character. the generated signature prints space for \n. Guess that has to do with the mime format. will do some googling on that one.