Show python action plugin file in error message

[Leandro Heck]

I am clicking on the layout icon from the main Kicad window from one of my projects and I am receiving this error. It appears one time only after opening Kicad.

The screenshot with the popup is attached here.

Application: kicad
Version: 5.1.2-f72e74a~84~ubuntu19.04.1, release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.64.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1b zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.5 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.5) libssh/0.8.6/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.36.0 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 5.0.0-13-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.24
    Boost: 1.67.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
    Curl: 7.64.0
    Compiler: GCC 8.3.0 with C++ ABI 1013

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON

[Michael Kavanagh (michaelkavanagh)]

Do you have any Action plugins installed? See http://docs.kicad-pcb.org/5.1.2/en/pcbnew/pcbnew.html#action_menu

[Leandro Heck (leoheck)]

Hmm, it is possible. I will check this by Monday when I have that computer.

[Leandro Heck (leoheck)]

@Michael

I got the same error yesterday.

I checked and I have one action script which is the teardrops.

The text on this popup window looks so generic.

If this is related with a particular plugin, how can we improve the error message to have at least the plugin/script name/reference in the message?

Teardrops github repo:
https://github.com/NilujePerchut/kicad_scripts

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

You should file the bug report for this at https://github.com/NilujePerchut/kicad_scripts. This is not an official KiCad script. If you are asking for a better Python action scripting error message, that is a different bug.

[Leandro Heck (leoheck)]

I did, reported there.

But what kicad should do is at least tell the user which action plugin
generated that issue. Suppose I have 10 plugins installed. Which one is
the problem? How can kicad help users to solve this problem?

On Tue, May 7, 2019, 11:10 AM Wayne Stambaugh <email address hidden>
wrote:

> You should file the bug report for this at
> https://github.com/NilujePerchut/kicad_scripts. This is not an official
> KiCad script. If you are asking for a better Python action scripting
> error message, that is a different bug.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1826493
>
> Title:
> Exception on python action plugin code
>
> Status in KiCad:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> I am clicking on the layout icon from the main Kicad window from one
> of my projects and I am receiving this error. It appears one time only
> after opening Kicad.
>
> The screenshot with the popup is attached here.
>
>
> Application: kicad
> Version: 5.1.2-f72e74a~84~ubuntu19.04.1, release build
> Libraries:
> wxWidgets 3.0.4
> libcurl/7.64.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1b zlib/1.2.11 libidn2/2.0.5
> libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.5) libssh/0.8.6/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.36.0
> librtmp/2.3
> Platform: Linux 5.0.0-13-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
> Build Info:
> wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+
> 3.24
> Boost: 1.67.0
> OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
> Curl: 7.64.0
> Compiler: GCC 8.3.0 with C++ ABI 1013
>
> Build settings:
> USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
> USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
> KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
> KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
> KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=ON
> KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
> KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=ON
> KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
> BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
> KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
> KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
> KICAD_SPICE=ON
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/1826493/+subscriptions
>

[KiCad Janitor (kicad-janitor)]

KiCad bug tracker has moved to Gitlab. This report is now available here: https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/1893