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

[Don Harter]

OK thank you;  You have bested gpt-5.4 nano. That allowed the plugin to 
register.

Another error was fixed by gpt by replacing 
self.metadata_tree.header().setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView.ResizeToContents)

with self.metadata_tree.header().setSectionResizeMode(
     QHeaderView.ResizeMode.Stretch
)
in the file hdf5_importer_dialog.py in the 
~/.local/share/QGIS/QGIS4/profiles/default/python/plugins/hdf5_importer-main 
directory

Now I have a plugin screen displayed which I need to test.


On 6/26/26 12:31 AM, David Koster wrote:
> Set |qgisMaximumVersion=4.99|  in your |metadata.txt und try again. |
> ||
> |Greetings!
> |
> 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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