Problem with python program--gtk.glade?

David the H. · 02-06-2007, 12:35 PM

I've been trying to install this simple diet management program, but I keep getting errors. The install file says to simply run ./install.py with root permissions, but when I do, I get the following output:

Code:

root:/usr/src/shrinkingman# ./install.py
Generating shrinkingman.desktop ...
Generating shrinkingman.xml ...
Cleaning up older installations...
Installing new version...
Copying file src/filechooser.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file src/fooddb.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file src/profile.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file src/tz.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file src/config.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file src/stringcompletion.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file src/shrinkingman.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file src/day.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file src/food.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file src/mainwindow.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file src/util.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file src/aboutdialog.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file src/profiledialog.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file src/consumerdb.py to /usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file shrinkingman.xml to /usr/share/mime/packages/ ...
Copying file pixmaps/person.png to /usr/local/pixmaps/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file shrinkingman.desktop to /usr/share/applications/ ...
Copying file shrinkingman.glade to /usr/local/share/shrinkingman/ ...
Copying file pixmaps/icon32.png to /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/shrinkingman.png ...
Copying file pixmaps/icon48.png to /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/shrinkingman.png ...
Changing permission of the root script to 755...
Creating application symlink...
Running MIME database update...
Compiling the application...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/shrinkingman/install.py", line 121, in ?
    import shrinkingman     # Causes compilation of the program
  File "/usr/local/lib/shrinkingman/shrinkingman.py", line 21, in ?
    import gtk.glade
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 45, in ?
    from _gtk import *
RuntimeError: could not open display

The program does install and run, but it refuses to accept any input. From the above, it looks like it's trying to find a library called gtk.glade, but no such file seems to exist anywhere. I've installed every glade-related package that seems even remotely appropriate to no effect. An apt-file search also turned up no packages containing that file name. Have the gtk/glade file names have changed since the code was written or something?

Does anyone know what I can do to get this program running?

rshaw · 02-07-2007, 09:01 PM

do you have PyGTK and pyxml installed?

David the H. · 02-08-2007, 08:18 AM

I feel like I've installed every package known to man trying to get this thing working. It's a little hard to be absolutely sure, because the Debian package names don't match the requirements listed on the page, but if it looks even vaguely similar to the requirements, I've installed it.

Nothing seems to have any effect at all.