[GUI Plugin] Kobo Utilities

[grimorie]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Firmware issue. I just made a thread about it:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...79#post4425079

Thank you! This helped a lot.

[mbfalzar]

Hello! Is there any way to set up devices in the plugin and then transfer the settings, including devices, to another calibre installation?

[rantanplan]

Originally Posted by mbfalzar

Hello! Is there any way to set up devices in the plugin and then transfer the settings, including devices, to another calibre installation?

You can back up your Calibre library, which includes all plugins.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by rantanplan

You can back up your Calibre library, which includes all plugins.

The plugins are in the settings directory tree and not the library.

[rantanplan]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The plugins are in the settings directory tree and not the library.

Press the dropdown on Calibre-Library, Export all Calibre-Data, and please read the full text of what is being exported.

Afterwards, please update & correct your post.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The plugins are in the settings directory tree and not the library.

Not in the library directory for ebook files, but they are exported in an Export of the Calibre Library.

[JSWolf]

I've read more of problems with export/import then just doing a sync of the settings/libraries. So I would just sync the lost and not bother with an export/import.

[badgersnacks]

Hello,

I have installed the Kobo Utilities plugin and restarted calibre; however, I when I try to configure the plugin, I always get the error message:

Error Message
You must restart Calibre before you can configure the Kobo Utilities Plugin.

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the plugin and restarting calibre multiple times. I have installed the plugin through calibre's plugin search and by downloading the file directly and installing it from a zip file. I have also fully uninstalled calibre and reinstalled it. Nothing seems to make any difference. I will post debug logs below. Thanks!


Software

• OS: Arch Linux

• Calibre Version: 7.10.0-2

• Kobo Utilities Plugin: 2.6.13

Other installed Plugins

• Annotations

• APNX Generator

• Audit Log

• Clean Metadata

• Count Pages

• Extract ISBN

• Goodreads

• Goodreads Sync

• Job Spy

• Kepub Metadata Reader

• KePub Metadata Writer

• KFX Input

• Kobo Books

• Kobo Utilities

• KoboTouchExtended

• Power (Full Text) Search

• Zotero Metadata Importer

Debug Logs

calibre_plugins.goodreads.__init__:80: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\d'
calibre_plugins.kobobooks.__init__:110: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\w'
ApplicationPaletteChange event ignored
Using calibre Qt style: True
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 147, in __init__
    ac = self.init_iaction(action)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 165, in init_iaction
    ac = action.load_actual_plugin(self)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/__init__.py", line 659, in load_actual_plugin
    ac = getattr(importlib.import_module(mod), cls)(gui,
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py", line 90, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935, in _load_unlocked
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.apnx_generator.apnxaction", line 10, in <module>
    import cStringIO
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'cStringIO'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 147, in __init__
    ac = self.init_iaction(action)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 165, in init_iaction
    ac = action.load_actual_plugin(self)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/__init__.py", line 659, in load_actual_plugin
    ac = getattr(importlib.import_module(mod), cls)(gui,
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py", line 90, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935, in _load_unlocked
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.annotations.action", line 11, in <module>
    import imp, inspect, os, re, sys, tempfile, threading, types
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'imp'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 147, in __init__
    ac = self.init_iaction(action)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 165, in init_iaction
    ac = action.load_actual_plugin(self)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/__init__.py", line 659, in load_actual_plugin
    ac = getattr(importlib.import_module(mod), cls)(gui,
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py", line 90, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935, in _load_unlocked
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.caps.ui", line 5, in <module>
    from calibre_plugins.caps.main import SearchDialog
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.caps.main", line 17, in <module>
    from calibre_plugins.caps.config import prefs, ARCHIVE_FORMATS
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.caps.config", line 6, in <module>
    from calibre_plugins.caps.elasticsearch_helper import get_elasticsearch_client
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.caps.elasticsearch_helper", line 2, in <module>
    from calibre_plugins.caps.elasticsearch import Elasticsearch
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.caps.elasticsearch.__init__", line 32, in <module>
    from .client import Elasticsearch
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.caps.elasticsearch.client.__init__", line 22, in <module>
    from ..transport import Transport, TransportError
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.caps.elasticsearch.transport", line 21, in <module>
    from .connection import Urllib3HttpConnection
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.caps.elasticsearch.connection.__init__", line 20, in <module>
    from .http_urllib3 import Urllib3HttpConnection, create_ssl_context
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.caps.elasticsearch.connection.http_urllib3", line 20, in <module>
    import calibre_plugins.caps.urllib3 as urllib3
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.caps.urllib3.__init__", line 7, in <module>
    from .connectionpool import HTTPConnectionPool, HTTPSConnectionPool, connection_from_url
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.caps.urllib3.connectionpool", line 11, in <module>
    from .exceptions import (
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.caps.urllib3.exceptions", line 2, in <module>
    from .packages.six.moves.http_client import IncompleteRead as httplib_IncompleteRead
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'calibre_plugins.caps.urllib3.packages.six.moves'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:291: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\g'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:292: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\g'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:293: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\g'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:294: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\g'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:295: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\g'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:296: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\g'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:297: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\g'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:299: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\g'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:301: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\g'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:302: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\g'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:307: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\g'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:369: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\)'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:370: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\]'
calibre_plugins.CleanMetadata.main:492: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\.'
calibre_plugins.count_pages.statistics:415: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\D'
calibre_plugins.count_pages.statistics:416: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\D'
calibre_plugins.extract_isbn.scan:15: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\s'
calibre_plugins.goodreads_sync.httplib2.__init__:1058: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\.'
calibre_plugins.job_spy.ui:550: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\J'
calibre_plugins.job_spy.ui:2245: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\J'
calibre_plugins.job_spy.ui:11859: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\c'
calibre_plugins.job_spy.config:148: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\s'
calibre_plugins.job_spy.config:149: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\['
calibre_plugins.job_spy.config:154: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\['
calibre_plugins.job_spy.config:156: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\['
calibre_plugins.job_spy.config:158: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\['
calibre_plugins.job_spy.config:171: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\*'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 147, in __init__
    ac = self.init_iaction(action)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/ui.py", line 165, in init_iaction
    ac = action.load_actual_plugin(self)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/__init__.py", line 659, in load_actual_plugin
    ac = getattr(importlib.import_module(mod), cls)(gui,
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py", line 90, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935, in _load_unlocked
  File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/customize/zipplugin.py", line 205, in exec_module
    exec(compiled, module.__dict__)
  File "calibre_plugins.koboutilities.action", line 40, in <module>
    from six.moves.configparser import SafeConfigParser
ImportError: cannot import name 'SafeConfigParser' from 'configparser' (/usr/lib/python3.12/configparser.py). Did you mean: 'RawConfigParser'?
calibre_plugins.zotero_metadata_importer.ui:117: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\C'
calibre_plugins.zotero_metadata_importer.zmi_dialog:4231: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\T'
calibre Debug log
calibre 7.10  embedded-python: False
Linux-6.9.1-arch1-1-x86_64-with-glibc2.39 Linux ('64bit', 'ELF')
('Linux', '6.9.1-arch1-1', '#1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 17 May 2024 16:56:38 +0000')
Python 3.12.3
Interface language: None
EXE path: /usr/bin/python3
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Gather KFX-ZIP (from KFX Input) (2, 11, 0) && DeDRM (10, 0, 3) && Package KFX (from KFX Input) (2, 11, 0) && APNX Generator (1, 1, 0) && Annotations (1, 17, 13) && Audit Log (1, 0, 19) && Calibre Power Search Plugin (2, 2, 0) && Clean Metadata (0, 0, 6) && Count Pages (1, 13, 6) && Extract ISBN (1, 6, 2) && Goodreads (1, 8, 1) && Goodreads Sync (1, 16, 6) && Job Spy (1, 0, 239) && KFX metadata reader (from KFX Input) (2, 11, 0) && From KFX (2, 11, 0) && KFX Input (2, 11, 0) && KePub Metadata Reader (3, 4, 3) && KePub Metadata Writer (3, 4, 3) && Kobo Books (1, 9, 2) && Kobo Metadata (1, 5, 0) && Kobo Utilities (2, 16, 13) && KoboTouchExtended (3, 6, 7) && Zotero Metadata Importer (1, 0, 78)
calibre 7.10  embedded-python: False
Linux-6.9.1-arch1-1-x86_64-with-glibc2.39 Linux ('64bit', 'ELF')
('Linux', '6.9.1-arch1-1', '#1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 17 May 2024 16:56:38 +0000')
Python 3.12.3
Interface language: None
EXE path: /usr/bin/python3
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Gather KFX-ZIP (from KFX Input) (2, 11, 0) && DeDRM (10, 0, 3) && Package KFX (from KFX Input) (2, 11, 0) && APNX Generator (1, 1, 0) && Annotations (1, 17, 13) && Audit Log (1, 0, 19) && Calibre Power Search Plugin (2, 2, 0) && Clean Metadata (0, 0, 6) && Count Pages (1, 13, 6) && Extract ISBN (1, 6, 2) && Goodreads (1, 8, 1) && Goodreads Sync (1, 16, 6) && Job Spy (1, 0, 239) && KFX metadata reader (from KFX Input) (2, 11, 0) && From KFX (2, 11, 0) && KFX Input (2, 11, 0) && KePub Metadata Reader (3, 4, 3) && KePub Metadata Writer (3, 4, 3) && Kobo Books (1, 9, 2) && Kobo Metadata (1, 5, 0) && Kobo Utilities (2, 16, 13) && KoboTouchExtended (3, 6, 7) && Zotero Metadata Importer (1, 0, 78)
QPA platform: xcb
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: 96.0 x 96.0
physicalDpi: 161.48344370860926 x 161.26984126984127
[0.00] Starting up...
[0.00] Showing splash screen...
[1.04] splash screen shown
[1.04] Initializing db...
[1.10] db initialized
[1.10] Constructing main UI...
[2.08] GUI main window shown
Job Spy has begun initialization...
Calibre, and hence Job Spy, was gracefully shut down last time?  True
Last time daemon started:  never
Last time daemon failed:  never
Total daemon starts inception_to_date:  0
Total daemon failures inception-to-date:  0
JS: ===>>> change_gui_alternating_row_colors()
Job Spy has finished initialization...
[2.24] main UI initialized...
[2.24] Hiding splash screen
[2.24] splash screen hidden
[2.24] Started up in 2.24 seconds with 356 books

[DNSB]

Are you using the version from calibre's Linux download page or are you using a version from the Arch Linux repository?

If the latter, go for the former. Most repository calibre are not worth the time to install them.

[DNSB]

Are you using the version from calibre's Linux download page or are you using a version from the Arch Linux repository?

If the latter, go for the former. Most repository calibre are not worth the time to install them.

And just BTW, double posting is severely frowned upon.

[badgersnacks]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Are you using the version from calibre's Linux download page or are you using a version from the Arch Linux repository?

If the latter, go for the former. Most repository calibre are not worth the time to install them.

Huh, I've used the one in the arch repository for quite awhile, but took your advice and replaced it with the official one and well, everything is working again. Cheers

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by badgersnacks

Huh, I've used the one in the arch repository for quite awhile, but took your advice and replaced it with the official one and well, everything is working again. Cheers

That's a sadly common story.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by DNSB

. . .
And just BTW, double posting is severely frowned upon.

Where was the double post, I merged the original from Calibre into here.

Added: found it, dealt with - I hope.

BR

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DNSB

That's a sadly common story.

This is why I recommend not using any Linux repository as you won't know what works or not.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

This is why I recommend not using any Linux repository as you won't know what works or not.

For Calibre, and maybe Viber and Steam.

Most things such as GIMP, LibreOffice, KATE, Inkscape, Filezilla, Falkon, Okular, Gnumeric, Gramps, Audacious, Audacity, Timeshift, Thunderbird, Chromium, Firefox etc are best from the repository.