[SOLVED] Zim Start Issue

triumphguy · 2011-06-02 20:35:12

I downloaded the program Zim to create a personal Wiki.

When I start the program, I get the following errors.

 [moorero@moorero ~]$ zim
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/zim", line 56, in <module>
    zim.main(argv)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/zim/__init__.py", line 285, in main
    default = _get_default_or_only_notebook()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/zim/__init__.py", line 136, in _get_default_or_only_notebook
    notebooks = get_notebook_list()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/zim/notebook.py", line 317, in get_notebook_list
    return config_file('notebooks.list', klass=NotebookInfoList)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/zim/config.py", line 199, in config_file
    return klass(file, default=default)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/zim/notebook.py", line 118, in __init__
    self.read()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/zim/notebook.py", line 136, in read
    self.parse(lines)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/zim/notebook.py", line 186, in parse
    config.parse(text[i:])
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'i' referenced before assignment
[moorero@moorero ~]$

I tried the following and it worked fine.

 sudo python2 /usr/bin/zim

So for a quick work around, I decide to start it with the following.

 gksu python2 /usr/bin/zim

I get the same error starting it as gksu as I did with just zim.

I looked through the logs and didn't see anything corresponding with the time.

So I'm a bit confused since I can run the program with sudo.

Last edited by triumphguy (2011-06-03 23:17:38)

Mektub · 2011-06-02 23:46:10

triumphguy,

I am running community/zim 0.52-1 without problems.

There shouldn't be any because the 'binary' /usr/bin/zim is in reality a python script that starts with:

#!/usr/bin/python2

import sys
import logging
import os

# Check if we run the correct python version
try:
    version_info = sys.version_info
    assert version_info >= (2, 5)
    assert version_info < (3, 0)
except:
    print >> sys.stderr, 'ERROR: zim needs python >= 2.5   (but < 3.0)'
    sys.exit(1)

so this should take care of the python code version.

Mektub

triumphguy · 2011-06-03 00:30:48

@Mektub

I understand that the file is actually a python script. However, running zim at the prompt provides the error I mentioned in the original post. If I run it as a root user then it runs fine. I have checked the permissions and they are correct so I am perplexed as to why it is failing. If you look at the error, it fails at line 56 which is well past the python version test.

triumphguy · 2011-06-03 12:30:51

I've been playing with it some more. It seems the only way Zim will run and not get an error is if it is run with the sudo command. If I run it as root or a normal user it generates the error in the first post. I know this is a clue I just don't know enough to solve it.

triumphguy · 2011-06-03 23:16:59

Ok I have a solution.

Apparently the notebooks.list file was corrupt. After deleting it, Zim launches as expected. Since this is a config file, it wasn't removed when I removed and reinstalled Zim.

Mektub · 2011-06-03 23:59:10

triumphguy,

good that you solved it.

I tried to duplicate it here, to no avail.

Mektub

Arch Linux

#1 2011-06-02 20:35:12

[SOLVED] Zim Start Issue

#2 2011-06-02 23:46:10

Re: [SOLVED] Zim Start Issue

#3 2011-06-03 00:30:48

Re: [SOLVED] Zim Start Issue

#4 2011-06-03 12:30:51

Re: [SOLVED] Zim Start Issue

#5 2011-06-03 23:16:59

Re: [SOLVED] Zim Start Issue

#6 2011-06-03 23:59:10

Re: [SOLVED] Zim Start Issue

Board footer