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[Giuseppe Sucameli]

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:23 PM, Lionel Roubeyrie <
lionel.roubeyrie at gmail.com> wrote:

> For the message, effectively the Python plugin installer normally
> catches the error, then what about the first Herman problem
> "ImportError: No module named owslib.etree"?
>
I looked at source code and yes, it's a little slip in the code.

I'm going to write in dev-ML to inform all devs to correct their
plugins which throw errors when there are unfulfilled dependencies.


> Is it possible to think about having a small dialog for each plugin in
> the installer where plugins devs could set some more detailled
> description and maybe the dependencies?



My 2 cents
>
Why don't you explain your idea in dev-ML? ;)
I think could be valued.

Cheers.


> 2010/7/26 Giuseppe Sucameli <brush.tyler at gmail.com>:
> > Hi Lionel,
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Lionel Roubeyrie
> > <lionel.roubeyrie at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >> it's not an abnormal plugin fonctionnality but a standard error
> >> message saying there's some python unsatisfied dependencies, like you
> >> can read at the end of the error message or from the shell :
> >> "ImportError: No module named matplotlib.pyplot". Just have to install
> >> matplotlib and all will be ok.
> >
> > AFAIK normally that exception is intecepted by the Python Plugin
> Installer
> > that shows the unsatisfied dependencies.
> >
> > Did you try what happens with other plugins?
> > AFAICS no error message is shown by the other plugins with
> > unfulfilled dependencies.
> >
> >> After that, when I was young I learned
> >> a basic rule of life saying if I want an information, I have to
> >> correctly ask the question and not so optionnaly be civilized with an
> >> simple "hello". Didn't see that in the first post...
> >
> > I agree, but it's better to avoid unnecessary polemics.
> >
> > Shortly before starting this thread, Herman write another thread
> > titled "what happens?.." that starts:
> > "hi tim and qgis users".
> >
> > So I think that it's only a blunder, nobody would start a thread
> > without subject and greeting.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > 2010/7/26 Giuseppe Sucameli <brush.tyler at gmail.com>:
> >>
> >> > Hi Noli,
> >> >
> >> > the Python Plugin Installer shows the unsatisfied dependencies yet.
> >> >
> >> > After the error message you should see the "Error loading plugin"
> >> > dialog which says to you there are unfulfilled dependencies.
> >> >
> >> > Instead it's strange to see the error message!
> >> > Trying to install other plugin with unsatisfied dependencies I don't
> >> > see it, but the "error loading plugin" dialog only.
> >> >
> >> > So it's an abnormal plugin behaviour.
> >> >
> >> > Cheers.
> >> >
> >>
> >> 2010/7/26 Giuseppe Sucameli <brush.tyler at gmail.com>:
> >> > Hi Noli,
> >> >
> >> > the Python Plugin Installer shows the unsatisfied dependencies yet.
> >> >
> >> > After the error message you should see the "Error loading plugin"
> >> > dialog which says to you there are unfulfilled dependencies.
> >> >
> >> > Instead it's strange to see the error message!
> >> > Trying to install other plugin with unsatisfied dependencies I don't
> >> > see it, but the "error loading plugin" dialog only.
> >> >
> >> > So it's an abnormal plugin behaviour.
> >> >
> >> > Cheers.
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 3:08 AM, Noli Sicad <nsicad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> I think this problem is very typical problem for plugins with
> >> >> dependencies with other python packages.
> >> >>
> >> >> It would have been better if plugins would show the dependecies
> >> >> message so user could download and install the package.
> >> >>
> >> >> In this case, just tell the user to download and install the
> matplotlib
> >> >> package.
> >> >>
> >> >> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/installing.html
> >> >>
> >> >> Noli
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On 7/26/10, Carson Farmer <carson.farmer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> > Except that will remove all plugins! What you probably really want
> >> >> > is:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > rm -rf /Users/hermanpalaquium/.qgis/python/plugins/contour
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Which will only remove the contour plugin, which is failing to load
> >> >> > because matplotlib isn't installed...
> >> >> > I think you can also do this from the Python plugin installer by
> >> >> > selecting to remove the plugin?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Carson
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Traceback (most recent call last):
> >> >> >>   File
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> "/Applications/Qgis.app/Contents/MacOS/../Resources/python/qgis/utils.py",
> >> >> >> line 119, in loadPlugin
> >> >> >>     __import__(packageName)
> >> >> >>   File
> >> >> >>
> "/Users/hermanpalaquium/.qgis//python/plugins/contour/__init__.py",
> >> >> >> line 28, in
> >> >> >>     from contour import Contour
> >> >> >>   File
> >> >> >> "/Users/hermanpalaquium/.qgis//python/plugins/contour/contour.py",
> >> >> >> line 38, in
> >> >> >>     import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
> >> >> >> ImportError: No module named matplotlib.pyplot
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Carson J. Q. Farmer
> >> >> > ISSP Doctoral Fellow
> >> >> > National Centre for Geocomputation
> >> >> > National University of Ireland, Maynooth,
> >> >> > http://www.carsonfarmer.com/
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> >> Lionel Roubeyrie
> >> lionel.roubeyrie at gmail.com
> >> http://youarealegend.blogspot.com
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Giuseppe Sucameli
> >
>
>
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> --
> Lionel Roubeyrie
> lionel.roubeyrie at gmail.com
> http://youarealegend.blogspot.com
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Giuseppe Sucameli
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