unable to launch uon ubuntu 13.04

[KEIII]

unable to launch on Ubuntu 13.04 amd64

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/phatch", line 16, in <module>
    main(config_paths, app_file = __file__)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/app.py", line 203, in main
    from core.settings import create_settings
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/core/settings.py", line 23, in <module>
    from pil import IMAGE_READ_EXTENSIONS
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/core/pil.py", line 39, in <module>
    from lib import openImage
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 25, in <module>
    import thumbnail
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/thumbnail.py", line 62, in <module>
    import PngImagePlugin
ImportError: No module named PngImagePlugin

[Andrea Agnolin (agno94)]

This bug also affect ubuntu 13.04 32bit

uname -p
i686
uname -r
3.8.0-16-generic
lsb_release -r
Release: 13.04

[KEIII (cashagent)]

It seems link to /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PIL/PngImagePlugin.py are broken or missing
If copy or make symlink it to /usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib phatch start correctly

[Christian Niemeyer (christian-niemeyer)]

Can confirm this. Thanks KEIII, your suggestion works!

Dependencies are also: python-imaging python-imaging-compat

The phatch package has a *MISSING* dependency though: python3-imaging

1.) sudo apt-get install python3-imaging (that's where the PIL folder is located)

And then there's still the broken link/symlink:
2.) sudo cp -ivr /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PIL/* /usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/ (press "n" for No twice!)
(or create a proper symlink)

3.) it works!

[Christian Niemeyer (christian-niemeyer)]

See also: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/+bug/1112496

[Axel Howind (axel-dua3)]

Same error with frets on fire:
$ fretsonfire
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./FretsOnFire.py", line 45, in <module>
    from GameEngine import GameEngine
  File "/usr/share/games/fretsonfire/game/GameEngine.py", line 34, in <module>
    from Data import Data
  File "/usr/share/games/fretsonfire/game/Data.py", line 23, in <module>
    from Font import Font
  File "/usr/share/games/fretsonfire/game/Font.py", line 27, in <module>
    from Texture import Texture
  File "/usr/share/games/fretsonfire/game/Texture.py", line 30, in <module>
    import PngImagePlugin
ImportError: No module named PngImagePlugin

[CANTE Pierre (pierrecante)]

Hi !
I get this, with phatch, the #3 command lines applied aren't efficient for me :
(phatch can't "recognize" any picture)
~$ phatch
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/pyWx/folderFileBrowser.py", line 246, in on_list_item_selected
    self.show_preview(filename)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/pyWx/folderFileBrowser.py", line 236, in show_preview
    bitmap = pil_wxBitmap(open_thumb(filename, size=(128,128)))
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 94, in open_thumb
    save_cache=save_cache)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/thumbnail.py", line 428, in open
    size=size, save_cache=save_cache)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/thumbnail.py", line 206, in _open
    image = open_image(filename)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 87, in open_image_exif_thumb
    return open_image_exif(uri)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 74, in open_image_exif
    return imtools.transpose_exif(open(uri))
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 44, in open
    image = open_image_without_pil(uri, WITHOUT_PIL)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 115, in open_image_without_pil
    image = open_method(filename)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 350, in open_xcf
    return open_image_with_command(filename, command, 'xcf2png')
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 152, in open_image_with_command
    image = Image.open(temp_file)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/Image.py", line 2020, in open
    raise IOError("cannot identify image file")
IOError: cannot identify image file
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/pyWx/folderFileBrowser.py", line 246, in on_list_item_selected
    self.show_preview(filename)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/pyWx/folderFileBrowser.py", line 236, in show_preview
    bitmap = pil_wxBitmap(open_thumb(filename, size=(128,128)))
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 94, in open_thumb
    save_cache=save_cache)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/thumbnail.py", line 428, in open
    size=size, save_cache=save_cache)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/thumbnail.py", line 206, in _open
    image = open_image(filename)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 87, in open_image_exif_thumb
    return open_image_exif(uri)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 74, in open_image_exif
    return imtools.transpose_exif(open(uri))
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 44, in open
    image = open_image_without_pil(uri, WITHOUT_PIL)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 115, in open_image_without_pil
    image = open_method(filename)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 350, in open_xcf
    return open_image_with_command(filename, command, 'xcf2png')
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 152, in open_image_with_command
    image = Image.open(temp_file)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/Image.py", line 2020, in open
    raise IOError("cannot identify image file")
IOError: cannot identify imag...

[frell (lee)]

Comment #2 doesn't work for me, phatch refuses to open any files. However on another bug, i did find this which did get it working for the time being;

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I fixed my local installation of phatch by editing "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/thumbnail.py" and changing "import PngImagePlugin" in line 62, to "from PIL import PngImagePlugin".

[jibux (jibux)]

Hello,
Same fix for me

$ sudo vim /usr/share/games/fretsonfire/game/Texture.py

in line 30

#import PngImagePlugin
from PIL import PngImagePlugin

thanks

[Ma Jun (maclin.jun)]

I also encounter the crash problem when start phatch after installing it in Ubuntu Software Center, the #3 comment method is efficient for me.

[Ma Jun (maclin.jun)]

But when I drag a JPG or PNG picture to phatch, there is an error dialog that shows "Sorry, unable to open these images: ".

[VChris (vchris1975)]

Same problem here on Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit.
First time Phatch didn't launched.
I've repaired the symlink. After that it started, but it doesn't work at all.
When I try to add jpg files, phatch don't process it. Unable to open images.

[michel_95 (michel-95)]

I did the patch of Christian Niemeyer (christian-niemeyer) but I've the same error of Ma Jun (maclin.jun) or VChris.

[Dmitry Mukha (muhhmail)]

I just removed Phatch, performed autoclean and autoremove, deleted /usr/share/phatch. Then re-installed phatch +

editing "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/thumbnail.py" and changing "import PngImagePlugin" in line 62, to "from PIL import PngImagePlugin"

And it works!

[rollab (rwk-kehrman)]

Thanks Dmitry. It now works for me too.
(AMD Quad Ubuntu 13.04)

[VChris (vchris1975)]

It works for me too, this is the solution. Thanks Dmitry!

[Abdel Bolanos Martinez (abdel-bolanos)]

I works !!! with Christian Niemeyer comment on 13.04

https://bugs.launchpad.net/phatch/+bug/1156583/comments/3

[julian porta (julian-porta)]

Same issue on a 13.04 clean install, I confirm https://bugs.launchpad.net/phatch/+bug/1156583/comments/3 works.