Impressive does not start: Cannot load necessary modules: No module named TiffImagePlugin
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
impressive (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
High
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Impressive does not start in the current Raring beta:
$ impressive
Welcome to Impressive version 0.10.3
Oops! Cannot load necessary modules: No module named TiffImagePlugin
To use Impressive, you need to install the following Python modules:
- PyOpenGL [python-opengl] http://
- PyGame [python-pygame] http://
- PIL [python-imaging] http://
- PyWin32 (OPTIONAL, Win32) http://
Additionally, please be sure to have pdftoppm or GhostScript installed if you
intend to use PDF input.
Changing line 186 in /usr/bin/impressive from
import TiffImagePlugin, ...
to
from PIL import TiffImagePlugin, ...
fixes the problem.
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Raring Ringtail (development branch)
Release: 13.04
Codename: raring
$ apt-cache policy impressive
impressive:
Installed: 0.10.3-2
Candidate: 0.10.3-2
Version table:
*** 0.10.3-2 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
$ python -V
Python 2.7.4
Expected behavior: Impressive starts
What happens: Impressive does not start but displays the error message mentioned above
Changed in impressive (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.