pdfarranger TypeError: only pages can be inserted; solved in versions 1.7.1/pikepdf 2.7.0

[Nizar Kerkeni]

Can not save an edited PDF file with pdfarranger

Error message :

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pdfarranger/pdfarranger.py", line 748, in choose_export_pdf_name
    self.save(only_selected, file_out)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pdfarranger/pdfarranger.py", line 210, in wrapper
    func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pdfarranger/pdfarranger.py", line 796, in save
    exporter.export(self.pdfqueue, to_export, file_out, m)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pdfarranger/exporter.py", line 78, in export
    pdf_output.pages.append(new_page)
TypeError: only pages can be inserted

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: pdfarranger 1.6.2-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-16.17-generic 5.11.12
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Apr 27 12:37:37 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-09-27 (577 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Release amd64 (20190416)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: pdfarranger
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-21 (6 days ago)

[Nizar Kerkeni (nizarus)]

Workaround :
I installed pdfarranger from this ppa : ppa:linuxuprising/apps
And the updated version (1.7.1-0~hirsute0) works fine.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Tim Richardson (tim-richardson)]

The flathub version is fixed too.
Please see upstream bug report
https://github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger/issues/478
which is closed as fixed in new release.

[Xavier Guillot (valeryan-24)]

Hi, same problem since a few weeks :

https://github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger/issues?q=only+pages+can+be+inserted

"This was probably triggered by an update of qpdf. Ubuntu will need to update either Pikepdf or Pdf Arranger to fix this."

"1.7.1 includes a workaround"

Please packagers, update Pdf Arranger to version 1.7.1 before Ubuntu 21.10 release !

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Xavier Guillot (valeryan-24)]

https://github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger/issues/427

[Xavier Guillot (valeryan-24)]

Or please update pikepdf, bug was corrected in version 2.7.0 (we are at 2.16.1) :

https://github.com/pikepdf/pikepdf/blob/master/docs/release_notes.rst#v270

[Xavier Guillot (valeryan-24)]

Upgrade already asked in Debian 5 months ago :

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=984830

This bug is critical as it makes the software totally unusable…

[Marcos Nascimento (wstlmn)]

Using ppa: ppa:linuxuprising/apps worked fine, however we have to set up for Ubuntu Hirsute. For Ubuntu Impish, we probably won't have it until after the official launch.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package pdfarranger - 1.6.2-3

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pdfarranger (1.6.2-3) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Add patch to fix editing PDFs with old pikepdf version (LP: #1926289)

 -- Jeremy Bicha <email address hidden> Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:21:43 -0400

[Oibaf (oibaf)]

See bug 1950911 for sync request of updated pikepdf.

[mog (launchpad-net-mog)]

Ubuntu Hirsute is still on 1.6.2-1 and has not received fixed 1.6.2-3

See https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=pdfarranger

[mog (launchpad-net-mog)]

Installing pdfarranger_1.6.2-3_all.deb from Impish works on Hirsute.

[Oibaf (oibaf)]

Hirsute is in End of Life since Janury 2022: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2022-January/000276.html and won't receive any new update.

You should upgrade to impish/jammy.