gwibber crashes on load with KeyError on sender

[Jonathan Elchison]

Upon loading gwibber, I receive the following output:

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** (gwibber:25512): WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'WnckWindowState' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'

** (gwibber:25512): WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'WnckWindowActions' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'

** (gwibber:25512): WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'WnckWindowMoveResizeMask' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'
No dbus monitor yet
Updating...
Updating...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gwibber", line 67, in <module>
    client.Client()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 447, in __init__
    self.w = GwibberClient()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 58, in __init__
    self.setup_ui()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 144, in setup_ui
    self.stream_view.set_state(self.model.settings["streams"] or DEFAULT_SETTINGS["streams"])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 438, in set_state
    self.update()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 426, in update
    self.message_view.render([self.navigation.selected_stream["view"]])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 736, in render
    accounts=accounts)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 278, in render
    content = template.render(theme=util.get_theme_colors(), resources=resources, _=_, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/template.py", line 133, in render
    return runtime._render(self, self.callable_, args, data)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 364, in _render
    _render_context(template, callable_, context, *args, **_kwargs_for_callable(callable_, data))
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 381, in _render_context
    _exec_template(inherit, lclcontext, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 414, in _exec_template
    callable_(context, *args, **kwargs)
  File "memory:0x1a60650", line 207, in render_body
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 255, in <lambda>
    return lambda *args, **kwargs:callable_(self.context, *args, **kwargs)
  File "base_mako", line 805, in render_messages
  File "memory:0x1a60650", line 84, in message
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 255, in <lambda>
    return lambda *args, **kwargs:callable_(self.context, *args, **kwargs)
  File "base_mako", line 317, in render_sidebar
KeyError: 'sender'
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After this, gwibber exits, and no windows appear. However, `ps ax | grep gwibber` after the fact reveals the following:

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25549 ? SLl 0:00 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gwibber-service
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This is repeatable, every time.

Installed Gwibber version: 2.30.1-0ubuntu1
Running Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
List of installed packages is attached.

Linux kernel: 2.6.32-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 28 05:14:15 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Elisiano Petrini (elisiano)]

Same here.
Maybe it's worth mentioning that it's a 64bit system.

Linux XXXXX 2.6.32-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 28 05:14:15 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS

[Michael B. Trausch (mtrausch)]

I can also confirm this on Lucid:

mbt@zest:~$ gwibber

** (gwibber:3704): WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'WnckWindowState' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'

** (gwibber:3704): WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'WnckWindowActions' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'

** (gwibber:3704): WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'WnckWindowMoveResizeMask' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'
Updating...
Updating...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gwibber", line 67, in <module>
    client.Client()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 447, in __init__
    self.w = GwibberClient()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 58, in __init__
    self.setup_ui()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 144, in setup_ui
    self.stream_view.set_state(self.model.settings["streams"] or DEFAULT_SETTINGS["streams"])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 438, in set_state
    self.update()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 426, in update
    self.message_view.render([self.navigation.selected_stream["view"]])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 736, in render
    accounts=accounts)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 278, in render
    content = template.render(theme=util.get_theme_colors(), resources=resources, _=_, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/template.py", line 133, in render
    return runtime._render(self, self.callable_, args, data)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 364, in _render
    _render_context(template, callable_, context, *args, **_kwargs_for_callable(callable_, data))
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 381, in _render_context
    _exec_template(inherit, lclcontext, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 414, in _exec_template
    callable_(context, *args, **kwargs)
  File "memory:0x32bff90", line 207, in render_body
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 255, in <lambda>
    return lambda *args, **kwargs:callable_(self.context, *args, **kwargs)
  File "base_mako", line 805, in render_messages
  File "memory:0x32bff90", line 84, in message
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 255, in <lambda>
    return lambda *args, **kwargs:callable_(self.context, *args, **kwargs)
  File "base_mako", line 317, in render_sidebar
KeyError: 'sender'
mbt@zest:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid
mbt@zest:~$

[poppanator (pontus-poppa)]

I too experience this on a 64-bit install. Worth mentioning: Maybe a coincident but I changed my avatar at gravatar.com (which shows in Twitter messages) as well as my Facebook profile photo. Gwibber stopped working in relation to this.

[osmanza (osmanza-deactivatedaccount)]

I'm also experiencing this issue today after I updated my box using Update Manager. It was not up to date (+30 days)

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid

$uname -a
Linux xxxxxx 2.6.32-24-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 19 01:38:40 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Matt Hoskins (matt-nipltd)]

Having a look at the code, it seems that the facebook code for gwibber in lucid doesn't always initialise the sender part of a message to an empty dict, so if the code lower down doesn't set it then it will cause a problem (it looks like code for other systems like twitter etc always initialise the sender as blank).

To fix the problem on my system I edited:
/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py

I found the code reading:
    if data.get("actor_id", 0) in profiles:
      m["sender"] = self._sender(profiles[data["actor_id"]])

And after it added:
    else:
      m["sender"] = {}

Unfortunately couchdb for gwibber will have cached the problem entry. I went for the easy option of clearing it out by removing the data file (as gwibber will just regrab the content). So I killed off gwibber, gwibber-service and the couchdb service and then removed:
~/.local/share/desktop-couch/gwibber_messages.couch

Starting up gwibber and everything now behaves.

[Tom Inglis (tominglis)]

Nice, that seemed to do the trick - thanks dude!

On Tue, 2010-08-24 at 12:05 +0000, Matt Hoskins wrote:
> Having a look at the code, it seems that the facebook code for gwibber
> in lucid doesn't always initialise the sender part of a message to an
> empty dict, so if the code lower down doesn't set it then it will cause
> a problem (it looks like code for other systems like twitter etc always
> initialise the sender as blank).
>
> To fix the problem on my system I edited:
> /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/microblog/facebook.py
>
> I found the code reading:
> if data.get("actor_id", 0) in profiles:
> m["sender"] = self._sender(profiles[data["actor_id"]])
>
> And after it added:
> else:
> m["sender"] = {}
>
> Unfortunately couchdb for gwibber will have cached the problem entry. I went for the easy option of clearing it out by removing the data file (as gwibber will just regrab the content). So I killed off gwibber, gwibber-service and the couchdb service and then removed:
> ~/.local/share/desktop-couch/gwibber_messages.couch
>
> Starting up gwibber and everything now behaves.
>

[jac0b (jacbrooks)]

I did the above steps in post #6 but it still won't open for me. How do I kill the couchdb service I don't see it in my running processes?

[Michael B. Trausch (mtrausch)]

@jac0b:

killall desktopcouch-service

Do that until it says "desktopcouch-service: no process found"

I can confirm that the workaround in #6 works. I will prepare a debdiff tonight for this bug to fix the problem in Gwibber, if I can find a less invasive and automatic method of cleaning up the CouchDB as well.

[Tomas 'tt' Krag (tt)]

Unfortunately workaround #6 does not work in my case. I've made the changes, killed off both gwibber-service and desktopcouch-service, deleted the gwibber_messages file and restarted gwibber. It still crashes with the same error message as before.

[JAlcala (jalcalav)]

Last update to Gwibber 2.30.2-0ubuntu1 throws same error. Annoying problem.

[rzoch (rzoch)]

Experiencing the same problem for the past month or more as well.

- Linux 2.6.32-24-generic #43-Ubuntu SMP Thu Sep 16 14:58:24 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Misosofos (misosofos)]

A fix, please! If we update to the PPA of Gwibber (the only way I solved this issue) the enter text on the Me Menu disappears!

[JAlcala (jalcalav)]

Maverick fixes this problem (Gwibber 2.32.0.1)

[Jonathan Elchison (jelchison)]

Problem still exists with Gwibber 2.30.3-0ubuntu1 on Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS:

----------
** (gwibber:26826): WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'WnckWindowState' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'

** (gwibber:26826): WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'WnckWindowActions' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'

** (gwibber:26826): WARNING **: Trying to register gtype 'WnckWindowMoveResizeMask' as enum when in fact it is of type 'GFlags'
Updating...
Updating...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/gwibber", line 67, in <module>
    client.Client()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 448, in __init__
    self.w = GwibberClient()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 59, in __init__
    self.setup_ui()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/client.py", line 145, in setup_ui
    self.stream_view.set_state(self.model.settings["streams"] or DEFAULT_SETTINGS["streams"])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 439, in set_state
    self.update()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 427, in update
    self.message_view.render([self.navigation.selected_stream["view"]])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 737, in render
    accounts=accounts)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gwibber/gwui.py", line 279, in render
    content = template.render(theme=util.get_theme_colors(), resources=resources, _=_, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/template.py", line 133, in render
    return runtime._render(self, self.callable_, args, data)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 364, in _render
    _render_context(template, callable_, context, *args, **_kwargs_for_callable(callable_, data))
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 381, in _render_context
    _exec_template(inherit, lclcontext, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 414, in _exec_template
    callable_(context, *args, **kwargs)
  File "memory:0x1959150", line 207, in render_body
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 255, in <lambda>
    return lambda *args, **kwargs:callable_(self.context, *args, **kwargs)
  File "base_mako", line 805, in render_messages
  File "memory:0x1959150", line 84, in message
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/mako/runtime.py", line 255, in <lambda>
    return lambda *args, **kwargs:callable_(self.context, *args, **kwargs)
  File "base_mako", line 317, in render_sidebar
KeyError: 'sender'
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Kernel: Linux xxxxx 2.6.32-26-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 24 10:14:11 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

John install gwibber 2.32.2 from gwibber team's ppa. is the stable version and should fix your problem https://launchpad.net/~gwibber-team/+archive/ppa