player will not start, throws an error in terminal.

[pcowley]

Hi

I have installed the version from the repository for Ubuntu 22.04. The software installs with no error and the menu item gets created but clicking on it causes a taskbar icon to show very briefly then vanish. On running it from the terminal to see if there is an error, I find there is an error with traceback as shown below:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/linux-show-player", line 3, in from lisp.main import main File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lisp/main.py", line 30, in from lisp import modules File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lisp/modules/init.py", line 23, in from lisp.ui import elogging File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lisp/ui/elogging.py", line 28, in from lisp.ui.widgets import QDetailedMessageBox File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lisp/ui/widgets/init.py", line 1, in from .cueaction_combobox import CueActionComboBox File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lisp/ui/widgets/cueaction_combobox.py", line 25, in from lisp.cues.cue import Cue, CueAction File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lisp/cues/cue.py", line 25, in from lisp.core.fade_functions import FadeInType, FadeOutType File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lisp/core/fade_functions.py", line 32, in from lisp.core.util import FunctionProxy File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/lisp/core/util.py", line 22, in from collections import Mapping ImportError: cannot import name 'Mapping' from 'collections' (/usr/lib/python3.10/collections/init.py)

Linux Show Player version:

• 0.5.2-1

OS Version

• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS]

Additional context I have uninstalled and reinstalled with a reboot in between but that made no difference.

I am really keen to get this going as I have been asked to help with a theatre show - they usually use QLab on a Mac but the person who created all the initial queues (due to COVID causing a delay in the productions is now working on another show). I have been making do with a windows only piece of software, which is extremely flaky, but would love to have this work on my Linux laptop.

Cheers Pete Cowley

[keithjnewman]

I had the same issue. I got around it by downloading 0.5.3 and doing a manual install. It didn't add to the menu but runs fine when started from a command prompt.

[pcowley]

Thanks Keith for that info. I see the 5.3 version is going to be available in Ubuntu 22.10 - still a couple of months away. Will try the applimage version and see how it goes in the meantime.

Cheers

[s0600204]

See also: #245, #238

As this is a downstream issue - and one that keeps being reported to us - a bug report has been filed on the Ubuntu bug tracker: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-show-player/+bug/1987073