childsplay crashes

[Stas Zytkiewicz]

The version of childsplay in Ubuntu 13.10, childsplay version 1.6, is to old and isn't compatible with the version of sqlalchemy.
Version packaged in Ubuntu 13-10 is 1.6 while the current childsplay is version 2.5 which is compatible with Ubuntu >= 12.04.
Childsplay version 1.6 is more than 3 years old.

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

Thanks for taking your time to report this issue and help making Ubuntu better.

I can confirm that childsplay fails to start and I get an errormessage related to sqlalchemy:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/games/childsplay", line 118, in <module>
    import childsplay_sp.SPMainCore as SPMainCore
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/childsplay_sp/SPMainCore.py", line 64, in <module>
    from sqlalchemy import exceptions as sqla_exceptions
ImportError: cannot import name exceptions

I also found that this issue has been reported upstreams in Debian, so I attached a bug watch.

[Stas Zytkiewicz (stas-zytkiewicz)]

As I'm the author of childsplay I can confirm that the latest version of
childsplay will run without any problems on ubuntu >=12.04.
On Nov 2, 2013 8:15 PM, "Hans Joachim Desserud" <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Thanks for taking your time to report this issue and help making Ubuntu
> better.
>
> I can confirm that childsplay fails to start and I get an errormessage
> related to sqlalchemy:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/games/childsplay", line 118, in <module>
> import childsplay_sp.SPMainCore as SPMainCore
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/childsplay_sp/SPMainCore.py",
> line 64, in <module>
> from sqlalchemy import exceptions as sqla_exceptions
> ImportError: cannot import name exceptions
>
> I also found that this issue has been reported upstreams in Debian, so I
> attached a bug watch.
>
> ** Changed in: childsplay (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Confirmed
>
> ** Tags added: saucy trusty
>
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[Luděk Sladký (ludek-sladky)]

I have the same problem in Linux Mint 16 with KDE. It's clean installation on computer, childsplay was installed from synaptic.

[Maksim Sokolski (misokolsky)]

Meanwhile, waiting for fixes, you can do the following:

1. sudo vim /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/childsplay_sp/SPMainCore.py
2. Change string 64 to "from sqlalchemy import exc as sqla_exceptions".

diff /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/childsplay_sp/SPMainCore_CHANGED.py /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/childsplay_sp/SPMainCore.py

64c64
< from sqlalchemy import exc as sqla_exceptions
---
> from sqlalchemy import exceptions as sqla_exceptions

I can't run tests because I can't find test.
I think that this is not a complete fix, but my daughter plays this game for an hour and then everything is fine :)

[Stas Zytkiewicz (stas-zytkiewicz)]

Yes that will fix it.
(I'm the author of childsplay)
On Mar 17, 2014 7:11 PM, "Maksim Sokolski" <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Meanwhile, waiting for fixes, you can do the following:
>
> 1. sudo vim /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/childsplay_sp/SPMainCore.py
> 2. Change string 64 to "from sqlalchemy import exc as sqla_exceptions".
>
> diff /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-
> packages/childsplay_sp/SPMainCore_CHANGED.py /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-
> packages/childsplay_sp/SPMainCore.py
>
> 64c64
> < from sqlalchemy import exc as sqla_exceptions
> ---
> > from sqlalchemy import exceptions as sqla_exceptions
>
>
> I can't run tests because I can't find test.
> I think that this is not a complete fix, but my daughter plays this game
> for an hour and then everything is fine :)
>
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[Stas Zytkiewicz (stas-zytkiewicz)]

The problem is that the packaged version in ubuntu is very old. So the
proper solution is to package the current version :-)
On Mar 18, 2014 12:01 PM, "Maksim Sokolski" <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Not sure whether it is necessary, but here's a patch.
>
> ** Patch added: "Bugfix #1247442"
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/childsplay/+bug/1247442/+attachment/4030180/+files/1247442.patch
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[Constantine Mousafiris (kvisitor)]

ok guys, I followed Maxim Sokolski's advice and although the programme will run, but at the terminal level I get the following message:

schoolsplay - ERROR - unhandled exception in toplevel, traceback follows:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/games/childsplay", line 132, in <module>
    language=LANG)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/childsplay_sp/SPMainCore.py", line 202, in __init__
    except sqla_exceptions.SQLError:
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'SQLError'

Could anybody make some useful suggestion as to what to do???
Thanx again.

P.S.
I run Ubuntu GNOME 13.10

[Stas Zytkiewicz (stas-zytkiewicz)]

Just download the tarball from www.childsplay.mobi and run from source
until Ubuntu decides to package the upstream stable version.
Your trying to get a childsplay version from three years ago to run :-(
On Mar 28, 2014 9:30 PM, "Constantine Mousafiris" <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> ok guys, I followed Maxim Sokolski's advice and although the programme
> will run, but at the terminal level I get the following message:
>
> schoolsplay - ERROR - unhandled exception in toplevel, traceback follows:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/games/childsplay", line 132, in <module>
> language=LANG)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/childsplay_sp/SPMainCore.py",
> line 202, in __init__
> except sqla_exceptions.SQLError:
> AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'SQLError'
>
> Could anybody make some useful suggestion as to what to do???
> Thanx again.
>
> P.S.
> I run Ubuntu GNOME 13.10
>
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