Switch to python2 for hplip?

grant123 · Veteran Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 1080

I'm trying to set up an HP MFD with hp-setup and I've come across the error described here:

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/HPLIP#Error_on_install_.22File_.22..2Fplugin_install.py.22.2C_line_78_except_ImportError.2C_e:.22

The solution is to use eselect python to switch from python-3.3 to python-2.7 but that seems like a large system-wide change to make for only this. I wouldn't be surprised if that breaks something else. Shouldn't hplip use python-2.7 automatically? Isn't that the point of having both versions installed?

Naib · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:54 am Post subject:

grant123 · Veteran Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 1080

Doesn't the wiki link above contradict that? I've found the same thing and eselect python did fix it.

PaulBredbury · Watchman Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 7310

Then fix the wiki

First line should probably be:

grant123 · Veteran Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 1080

I'm confused. The first line of /usr/bin/hp-systray? It is already: