Kazam not working on Python 3.5.3

[SebaDA]

It seems tha Kazam is not working on Python 3.5

$ python3 -V
Python 3.5.3

Steps:

1. Download kazam from https://launchpad.net/kazam/stable/1.4.5/+download/kazam-1.4.5.tar.gz
2. Unpack
3. Install with:

sudo python3 setup.py install

4. Run kazam

$ kazam
/usr/bin/kazam:32: PyGIWarning: Gtk was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
  from gi.repository import Gtk
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/kazam", line 146, in <module>
    from kazam.app import KazamApp
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/site-packages/kazam/app.py", line 35, in <module>
    from kazam.backend.prefs import *
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/site-packages/kazam/backend/prefs.py", line 478, in <module>
    prefs = Prefs()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/site-packages/kazam/backend/prefs.py", line 121, in __init__
    self.read_config()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/site-packages/kazam/backend/prefs.py", line 199, in read_config
    self.audio_source = int(self.config.get("main", "audio_source"))
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/site-packages/kazam/backend/config.py", line 103, in get
    return ConfigParser.get(self, section, key)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/configparser.py", line 797, in get
    d)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/configparser.py", line 393, in before_get
    self._interpolate_some(parser, option, L, value, section, defaults, 1)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/configparser.py", line 406, in _interpolate_some
    rawval = parser.get(section, option, raw=True, fallback=rest)
TypeError: get() got an unexpected keyword argument 'raw'

[kholyphoenix1]

My problem too...'

[RaviTezu]

I am seeing the same problem on Ubuntu 17.10:

λ Neutron ~ → python3 -V
Python 3.6.3
λ Neutron ~ → kazam -v
/usr/bin/kazam:32: PyGIWarning: Gtk was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
from gi.repository import Gtk
kazam 1.4.5 'NCC-80102'
λ Neutron ~ → kazam
/usr/bin/kazam:32: PyGIWarning: Gtk was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
from gi.repository import Gtk
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/kazam/frontend/window_area.py:30: PyGIWarning: Wnck was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Wnck', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
from gi.repository import Gtk, GObject, Gdk, Wnck, GdkX11
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/kazam/backend/gstreamer.py:35: PyGIWarning: Gst was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
from gi.repository import GObject, Gst
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/kazam/frontend/indicator.py:148: PyGIWarning: AppIndicator3 was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('AppIndicator3', '0.1') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
from gi.repository import AppIndicator3
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/kazam/frontend/indicator.py:97: PyGIWarning: Keybinder was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Keybinder', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
from gi.repository import Keybinder
[1] 7891 segmentation fault (core dumped) kazam
λ Neutron ~ → cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=17.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=artful
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 17.10"

[thiagozs]

+1

[RaviTezu]

On Ubuntu 17.10:
I switched to Xorg at the login prompt and everything started working fine then after.

[pojar]

/usr/bin/kazam:32: PyGIWarning: Gtk was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded. ...blah blah blah...

Open file

/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/kazam/backend/config.py

find

def get(self, section, key): try: ret = ConfigParser.get(self, section, key)

and replace

def get(self, section, key,raw=True,fallback='rest'): try: return super(KazamConfig,self).get(section, key,raw=raw,fallback=fallback) ret = ConfigParser.get(self, section, key)

Try start Kazam.

[maximal]

+1

Ubuntu 17.10, x64, Python 2.7.14

[maximal]

@RaviTezu, seems like your error is not the same as the @SebaDA’s one (but I’m not sure, of course).

The surgical solution for you is in my answer to this StackExchange question:

https://askubuntu.com/questions/982233/kazam-fails-with-pygiwarning-gtk-was-imported-without-specifying-a-version-fir/989341#989341

[cutephoton]

Another solution is to modify the function prototype to pass extra arguments:

def get(self, section, key,raw=True,fallback='rest',**kwargs):

Then forward extra kwargs in the call:

ret = ConfigParser.get(self, section, key, **kwargs)

And per the previous suggestion I would simplify:

ret = super().get(self, section, key, **kwargs)

The additional arguments are not necessary for python 3. Both approaches are equivalent. The only advantage here is to avoid having to fix the same problem if the parameters change in the future.

[gustavklopp]

@cutephoton Nice fix! Why didn't you ask for a pull request?

[cutephoton]

Yeah, sorry about that -- I needed kazam for a project at the time and forgot about the fix. Looks like there's a pull request with a similar fix as of the last week.

Thank you for the positive feedback.

[OsmanKandemir]

JUST ADDING **KWARGS TO THE PARAMETERS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

1-Open file

/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/kazam/backend/config.py

or

/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/kazam/backend/config.py

2-Find this function

def get(self, section, key):

and replace

def get(self, section, key,**kwargs):

3-Find this return line

return ConfigParser.get(self, section, key)

and replace

return ConfigParser.get(self, section, key,**kwargs)