[Qgis-user] QGIS HDF5 Importer Plugin version is incompatible

[David Koster]

Set |qgisMaximumVersion=4.99|  in your |metadata.txt und try again. |
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|Greetings!
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Am 26.06.2026 um 03:27 schrieb Don Harter via QGIS-User:
>
> I worked with an ai bot (gpt 5.4 nano) trying to figure out why this 
> plugin would install but not run do to an incompatible version message.
>
> I had the bot summarize what we did:
>
> Title: QGIS 4.0.3 incorrectly reports HDF5 Importer as incompatible 
> (claims 3.4–3.99) despite plugin metadata lacking qgisMaximumVersion
>
> Environment:
>
>   * QGIS: 4.0.3-Norrköping (revision 70e40ae6e77)
>   * OS/Package manager: Debian/Ubuntu (dpkg/apt purge used)
>   * Plugin: “HDF5 Importer” (installed version 1.3.1 from GitHub ZIP;
>     plugin code edited to use qgis.PyQt)
>   * Profile: tested both existing and a brand-new QGIS profile; same
>     behavior
>
> Steps to reproduce:
>
>  1. Install “HDF5 Importer” v1.3.1 from the GitHub ZIP into QGIS (via
>     Plugins → manage/install from ZIP or local install, as applicable).
>  2. Start QGIS 4.0.3 and open Plugins → Installed.
>  3. Observe that QGIS shows an incompatibility warning: “This plugin
>     is incompatible with this version of QGIS Plugin designed for QGIS
>     3.4 - 3.99”
>  4. Even after removing and reinstalling the plugin and testing in a
>     new profile, the same message appears.
>  5. Inspect the installed plugin folder:
>     |~/.local/share/QGIS/QGIS4/profiles/<profile>/python/plugins/hdf5_importer-main/metadata.txt|
>     The file contains only:
>       * [general] name=HDF5 Importer qgisMinimumVersion=3.4 and does
>         NOT include qgisMaximumVersion or any max version field.
>
> What I expected:
>
>   * Since the installed metadata.txt contains no upper bound, the
>     plugin should not be blocked by QGIS as “designed for 3.4–3.99” on
>     QGIS 4.0.3, or at least the blocking range should correspond to an
>     actual declared maximum version.
>
> What actually happens:
>
>   * QGIS blocks the plugin based on an apparent compatibility range
>     “3.4 - 3.99”, but that range cannot be found in the installed
>     metadata.txt I inspected, and it persists across a new profile and
>     after purging/reinstalling.
>
> Additional troubleshooting performed:
>
>   * Verified no other metadata.txt copies exist under the QGIS profile
>     plugin directories.
>   * Grepped for “3.4 - 3.99” and “Maximum” within the installed plugin
>     and plugin working tree.
>   * Installed/loaded in both existing and new QGIS profiles.
>   * Purged older QGIS packages and reinstalled plugin.
>   * Attempted to resolve earlier Qt binding crash (QHeaderView
>     ResizeToContents / PyQt vs qgis.PyQt), but the incompatibility
>     message blocks/complicates further testing.
>
> Request:
>
>   * Please advise where QGIS might be retrieving the “3.4 - 3.99”
>     compatibility range when it is not present in the inspected
>     metadata.txt, and/or confirm whether the plugin ZIP/package
>     metadata includes an upper bound not represented in the installed
>     metadata.txt.
>
>
>
>
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