Facebook: erratic gwibber-service connection errors

[Michael]

Distribution: Ubuntu 10.04 RC1 NBR (upgraded)
Program version: gwibber 2.30.0.1

The gwibber-service has an erratic behaviour connecting to facebook sometimes successful, sometimes partial success, sometimes no success. There are always the same Python KeyError and TypeError in the gwibber-service output:

Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG Refresh interval is set to 5
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG ** Starting Refresh - Thu Apr 29 23:53:45 2010 **
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:receive> Performing operation
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:responses> Performing operation
Gwibber Dispatcher: ERROR <facebook:responses> Operation failed
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG Traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/dispatcher.py", line 75, in perform_operation
    message_data = PROTOCOLS[account["protocol"]].Client(account)(opname, **args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 198, in __call__
    return getattr(self, opname)(**args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 220, in responses
    profiles = self._friends()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 195, in _friends
    return dict((p["uid"], p) for p in friends)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 195, in <genexpr>
    return dict((p["uid"], p) for p in friends)
TypeError: string indices must be integers

Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:images> Performing operation
Gwibber Dispatcher: ERROR <facebook:receive> Operation failed
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG Traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/dispatcher.py", line 75, in perform_operation
    message_data = PROTOCOLS[account["protocol"]].Client(account)(opname, **args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 198, in __call__
    return getattr(self, opname)(**args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 210, in receive
    profiles = dict((p["id"], p) for p in data["profiles"])
KeyError: 'profiles'

Gwibber Dispatcher: ERROR <facebook:images> Operation failed
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG Traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/dispatcher.py", line 75, in perform_operation
    message_data = PROTOCOLS[account["protocol"]].Client(account)(opname, **args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 198, in __call__
    return getattr(self, opname)(**args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 233, in images
    return [self._image(post, profiles) for post in data]
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 165, in _image
    user = profiles[data["owner"]]
TypeError: string indices must be integers

Gwibber Dispatcher: INFO Loading complete: 27 - ['Failure', 'Failure', 'Failure']
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Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG ** Starting Refresh - Fri Apr 30 00:04:32 2010 **
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:responses> Performing operation
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:receive> Performing operation
Gwibber Dispatcher: ERROR <facebook:receive> Operation failed
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG Traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/dispatcher.py", line 75, in perform_operation
    message_data = PROTOCOLS[account["protocol"]].Client(account)(opname, **args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 198, in __call__
    return getattr(self, opname)(**args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 210, in receive
    profiles = dict((p["id"], p) for p in data["profiles"])
KeyError: 'profiles'

Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:images> Performing operation
Gwibber Dispatcher: ERROR <facebook:images> Operation failed
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG Traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/dispatcher.py", line 75, in perform_operation
    message_data = PROTOCOLS[account["protocol"]].Client(account)(opname, **args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 198, in __call__
    return getattr(self, opname)(**args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 233, in images
    return [self._image(post, profiles) for post in data]
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py", line 165, in _image
    user = profiles[data["owner"]]
TypeError: string indices must be integers

Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:responses> Finished operation
Gwibber Dispatcher: INFO Loading complete: 46 - ['Failure', 'Success', 'Failure']
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG Refresh interval is set to 5
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG ** Starting Refresh - Fri Apr 30 00:04:54 2010 **
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:receive> Performing operation
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:responses> Performing operation
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:responses> Finished operation
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:images> Performing operation
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:receive> Finished operation
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:images> Finished operation
Gwibber Dispatcher: INFO Loading complete: 47 - ['Success', 'Success', 'Success']

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

Micael, Which fonts are you using?

[Michael (mick3-de)]

> Micael, Which fonts are you using?

Sans/Monospace? The distribution's default I guess as I haven't changed anything. :)
Anyway, I still get this connection error most of the time and therefore no facebook updates.
Best, M.

[Lael Locher (lael-locher)]

I have the same error, Twitter is working fine albeit a little slow on the updates, but my Facebook isn't working at all other then authorizing and adding it correctly. I get nothing at all from Facebook and my log file is very similar only I just have TypeError: string indices must be integers. I've increased the connection timeout in facebook.py which worked for some people but not for me. I'm running a fresh install of Lucid with all updates applied. When I first authorized Facebook it was working for about an hour then it stopped and I can't figure out why. I haven't changed any of the default settings, font, language etc are all still at their default settings.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File
"/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/dispatcher.py", line 75, in perform_operation
    message_data =
PROTOCOLS[account["protocol"]].Client(account)(opname, **args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py",
line 198, in __call__
    return getattr(self, opname)(**args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py",
line 211, in receive
    return [self._message(post, profiles) for post in data["posts"]]
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py",
line 118, in _message
    "text": item["text"],
TypeError: string indices must be integers

Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:images> Performing operation
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/network.py",
line 32, in __init__
    self.curl.perform()
error: (28, 'SSL connection timeout')
Gwibber Dispatcher: ERROR Failed to communicate with
https://api.facebook.com/restserver.php?api_key=71b85c6d8cb5bbb9f1a3f8bbdcdd4b05&v=1.0&sig=2fb4eb7bffd1e857a7bcd189c62c0258&format=json&query=%0A++++++SELECT+name%2C+profile_url%2C+pic_square%2C+username%2C+uid%0A++++++++FROM+user+WHERE+uid+in+%28SELECT+uid2+FROM+friend+WHERE+uid1%3D678270321%29%0A++++++&session_key=e3784eb27a73da31a642815d-678270321&method=facebook.fql.query&call_id=1274984829000
Gwibber Dispatcher: ERROR Failed to parse the response, error was: No
JSON object could be decoded
Gwibber Dispatcher: ERROR <facebook:responses> Operation failed
Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG Traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File
"/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/dispatcher.py", line 75, in perform_operation
    message_data =
PROTOCOLS[account["protocol"]].Client(account)(opname, **args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py",
line 198, in __call__
    return getattr(self, opname)(**args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py",
line 220, in responses
    profiles = self._friends()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py",
line 195, in _friends
    return dict((p["uid"], p) for p in friends)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py",
line 195, in <genexpr>
    return dict((p["uid"], p) for p in friends)
TypeError: string indices must be integers, not str

Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <twitter:re...

[Andreas Jonsson (sonofjon)]

Confirmed on Fresh Lucid install with all current updates applied.

[Daniel O'Donnell (daniel-odonnell)]

Me too. The "TypeError: string indices must be integers" seems to be crucial. On the other hand, I'm not getting twitter receives, either.

I was able to send when I changed the time outs in the python scripts to something more reasonable than the defaults (/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/util/facelib.py and /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/network.py [search for "timeout" and multiply the values by 20).

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

please enable lucid-proposed repository from software sources and install
the proposed version of gwibber. it solves many problems

On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Daniel O'Donnell
<email address hidden>wrote:

> Me too. The "TypeError: string indices must be integers" seems to be
> crucial. On the other hand, I'm not getting twitter receives, either.
>
> I was able to send when I changed the time outs in the python scripts to
> something more reasonable than the defaults (/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-
> packages/gwibber/microblog/util/facelib.py and /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-
> packages/gwibber/microblog/network.py [search for "timeout" and multiply
> the values by 20).
>
> --
> Facebook: erratic gwibber-service connection errors
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/571923
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> Status in Gwibber: New
>
> Bug description:
> Distribution: Ubuntu 10.04 RC1 NBR (upgraded)
> Program version: gwibber 2.30.0.1
>
> The gwibber-service has an erratic behaviour connecting to facebook
> sometimes successful, sometimes partial success, sometimes no success. There
> are always the same Python KeyError and TypeError in the gwibber-service
> output:
>
> Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG Refresh interval is set to 5
> Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG ** Starting Refresh - Thu Apr 29 23:53:45 2010
> **
> Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:receive> Performing operation
> Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:responses> Performing operation
> Gwibber Dispatcher: ERROR <facebook:responses> Operation failed
> Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG Traceback:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/dispatcher.py",
> line 75, in perform_operation
> message_data = PROTOCOLS[account["protocol"]].Client(account)(opname,
> **args)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py",
> line 198, in __call__
> return getattr(self, opname)(**args)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py",
> line 220, in responses
> profiles = self._friends()
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py",
> line 195, in _friends
> return dict((p["uid"], p) for p in friends)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py",
> line 195, in <genexpr>
> return dict((p["uid"], p) for p in friends)
> TypeError: string indices must be integers
>
> Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG <facebook:images> Performing operation
> Gwibber Dispatcher: ERROR <facebook:receive> Operation failed
> Gwibber Dispatcher: DEBUG Traceback:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/dispatcher.py",
> line 75, in perform_operation
> message_data = PROTOCOLS[account["protocol"]].Client(account)(opname,
> **args)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py",
> line 198, in __call__
> return getattr(self, opname)(**args)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py",
> line 210, in receive
> profiles = dict((p["id"], p) for p in data["profiles"])
> KeyError: 'profiles'
>...