Boa Constructor Starting Problem

chrisR · Posted: Sun May 04, 2003 1:27 am Post subject: Boa Constructor Starting Problem

Hi

I have a problem getting boa-constructor to work.

Python 2.2 is installed of course, I've emerged dev-python/wxpython 2.4.0.2 and dev-utils/boa-constructor 0.1.0_alpha, all seemed well. Created a KDE desktop link to application, to run in a terminal.

'/usr/bin/python2.2' '/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/boa/Boa.py'

Error message on desktop, 'flags' is an invalid keyword argument for this function. [OK]

Terminal contents:

Starting Boa Constructor v0.1.0-alpha
importing wxPython
setting user preferences
running main...

Clicking [OK] crashes terminal out.

Any ideas, command line python works, so does pycrust etc.

Regards

chrisR · Posted: Sun May 04, 2003 1:30 pm Post subject: Boa Constructor Starting Problem

A bit more info from the terminal on crashing:

running main...

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/boa/Boa.py", line 495, in ?
main()
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/boa/Boa.py", line 475, in main
app = BoaApp()
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/boa/Boa.py", line 310, in __init__
wxApp.__init__(self, false)
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/wxPython/wx.py", line 1742, in __init__ _wxStart(self.OnInit)
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/boa/Boa.py", line 321, in OnInit
abt = About.createSplash(None, modTot, fileTot)
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/boa/About.py", line 132, in createSplash
return AboutBoxSplash(parent, modTot, fileTot)
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/boa/About.py", line 151, in __init__
self.html = Utils.wxUrlClickHtmlWindow(self.blackback, -1, flags=wxCLIP_CHILDREN)
File "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/wxPython/html.py", line 634, in __init__
self.this = apply(htmlc.new_wxHtmlWindow,_args,_kwargs)
TypeError: 'flags' is an invalid keyword argument for this function
Exception exceptions.TypeError: "'NoneType' object is not callable" in ignored

bash-2.05b$

Anyone any ideas? It looks like a python problem with versions maybe?

Decibels · Veteran Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Posts: 1623 Location: U.S.A.

Thought I might find some help, but your having the same problem. I have gtk2 in my compile flags also.
I checked emerge wxPython and wxGTK with -pv and it said +gtk2 and +opengl.
Tried both, still no go, get same error you do.

Pythonhead · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 5:12 am Post subject:

I use boa with wxPython 2.4.0.7, -gtk2. wxpython doesn't work well with gtk2 according to the author, and its been my experience too (wxStyledText doesn't work).

wxPython 2.4.0.7 is stable for me, I use it daily and the author of boa generally keeps it in sync with the latest wxPython release.

wxGlade seems pretty nice too.

Decibels · Veteran Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Posts: 1623 Location: U.S.A.

Tried it but still no go.
USE="-gtk2" emerge wxPython

got this:

Pythonhead · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 6:52 pm Post subject:

Did you unmerge wxGTK first? Both wxGTK and wxPython will need to be compiled with -gtk2

Decibels · Veteran Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Posts: 1623 Location: U.S.A.

just unmerge both and then remerged with "-gtk2" and still boa-constructor fails. Maybe I will try to get the source and build it myself.

Pythonhead · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 10:58 pm Post subject:

Decibels · Veteran Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Posts: 1623 Location: U.S.A.

Nope, 2.4.0.7 doesn't work either. For such a unimportant program it sure is persistant and picky.

Pythonhead · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2003 3:33 pm Post subject:

I just noticed I'm using Boa 0.2.3 alpha, not 0.1.0 alpha (sorry, my mind is hazy, on painkillers for dogbite).

If Boa doesn't work, does the wxPython demo work?
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wxpython/wxPythonDemo-2.4.0.7.tar.gz

Decibels · Veteran Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Posts: 1623 Location: U.S.A.

I feel your pain! Seriously. Last year lost part of my ear to my dog (former dog). The plastic surgery hurt worse though.

Anyway's. I am going to remerge the newer boa-constructor and the wxPython you suggested and wxGTK all with '-gtk2'.
I am pretty busy writing a program in python and mysql database right now so doing this inbetween. Will post the results when done.

Decibels · Veteran Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Posts: 1623 Location: U.S.A.

That worked.