[ale] No module named xdg.BaseDirectory

[Marc Ferguson]

On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 10:50 AM, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com>wrote:

> Install the 'python-xdg' package.
>
> Generally, you should use a search engine to research your problem
> before posting. After you have run out of ideas, and research, then
> post your problem.
>
>
> James Sumners
> http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/
>
> "All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
> pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
> is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
> drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."
>
> Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
> CH:D 59
>
>
>
> 2008/12/22 Marc Ferguson <marcferguson at gmail.com>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm curious... what kind of questions should we ask?  Is the rule of
> thumb
> > that you contact the project first, wait a couple days (if necessary) and
> > then take your questions to the LUG?  I'm having a problem loading
> Gwibber.
> > It used to work just fine, but I guess there have been some conflicting
> > updates with Fedora 10 that's now causing it to not load.  I get this
> error
> > when I try and load it.
> >
> > [marc at unicron ~]$ gwibber
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "/usr/bin/gwibber", line 22, in <module>
> >     from gwibber.client import GwibberClient
> >   File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 12, in
> > <module>
> >     import xdg.BaseDirectory, resources
> > ImportError: No module named xdg.BaseDirectory
> > [marc at unicron ~]$ rpm -aq gwibber
> > gwibber-0.7.2-1.156bzr.fc10.noarch
> > [marc at unicron ~]$
> >
> >
> > I've asked a question on Launchpad too, just in case.
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/gwibber/+question/55179
> >
> > --
> > Marc F.
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Thanks James.  Just as an FYI to anyone looking.  The "python-xdg" is also
known as "pyxdg" found at http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pyxdg or if
you're lucky it'll be in the repos.

-- 
Marc F.

"..Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come.."
-Rev1:4
"When life gives me lemons... I make Linuxaide!" -Marc F.
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