Nautilus-Python broken in Oneiric

[Emilien Klein]

== SRU ==

[Impact]
Nautilus does not works (its window is never displayed) when python-nautilus 1.0.0 and any python extension is installed

[Stable Fix]
http://tmp.fgsp.org/python-nautilus/python-nautius.patch

[Test Case]
bzr branch lp:nautilus-terminal
cd nautilus-terminal
mkdir ~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions
cp ./src/nautilus_terminal.py ~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions
nautilus -q && nautilus --no-desktop

== ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION ==

- Install Python-Nautilus in Ubuntu 11.10 (beta2 in my case)

- Create the TestExtension.py [0] from the nautilus-python Reference Manual and put it in the ~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions folder (as per the RM's instructions)

- Restart Nautilus: `killall nautilus` and `nautilus --no-desktop`.

The following Exceptions will apprear in your terminal, and no Nautilus extension will appear:

emilien@ubuntu1110b2:~$ nautilus --no-desktop
** (nautilus:6258): DEBUG: Syncdaemon not running, waiting for it to start in NameOwnerChanged
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    from ._gi import _API, Repository
ImportError: could not import gobject (error was: ImportError('When using gi.repository you must not import static modules like "gobject". Please change all occurrences of "import gobject" to "from gi.repository import GObject".',))

(nautilus:6258): Nautilus-Python-WARNING **: nautilus_python_init_python failed
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/emilien/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions/TestExtension.py", line 2, in <module>
    from gi.repository import GObject
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    from ._gi import _API, Repository
ImportError: cannot import name _API

It is thus not possible to create a Nautilus extension using Python starting with Ubuntu 11.10. I came to this conclusion while trying to fix Bug #849361. Please give directions on how to build such an extension from Python, using Nautilus-Python 1.0.

[0] http://projects.gnome.org/nautilus-python/documentation/html/nautilus-python-overview-example.html#id3054758

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Fabien LOISON (flozz)]

Vincent Untz wrote a patch for Nautilus Python:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660348

It works for me with the patched version (upstream already applied the patch on its GIT, but there is no release for the moment).

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Hello Emilien, or anyone else affected,

Accepted nautilus-python into oneiric-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

[Fabien LOISON (flozz)]

nautilus python works fine with the package from -proposed

[Emilien Klein (emilien-klein)]

Yes, the package from -proposed does the trick (as long as you update the extensions accordingly to work with Nautilus 3.2, see https://code.launchpad.net/~flozz/nautilus-image-manipulator/nautilus-3.2-support/+merge/78864 )

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package nautilus-python - 1.0-0ubuntu2

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nautilus-python (1.0-0ubuntu2) oneiric-proposed; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/port-to-pygobject-3.0.patch:
    - Makes Nautilus Python working with Nautilus 3.2 (LP: #858925)
  * debian/patches/fix-examples.patch:
    - Updated examples to work with pygobject 3 (LP: #872863)
  * debian/rules, debian/control.in:
    - Add quilt patch system
 -- Fabien LOISON <email address hidden> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:07:13 +0200

[Emilien Klein (emilien-klein)]

Thanks for fixing this bug.

I wanted to particularly thank Fabien LOISON for his involvement, and help in raising the awareness around this bug.