OSError: failed to detect dataDir (Windows, Conda)

[DeathByNukes]

After creating a new Python 3.8.10 Conda environment on Windows 1607 and installing pyglossary 4.0.11 with pip, I got this error when attempting to open pyglossary:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\...\miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\lib\runpy.py", line 194, in _run_module_as_main
    return _run_code(code, main_globals, None,
  File "c:\...\miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\lib\runpy.py", line 87, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "C:\...\Miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\Scripts\pyglossary.exe\__main__.py", line 4, in <module>
    from pyglossary.ui.main import main
  File "c:\...\miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\lib\site-packages\pyglossary\ui\main.py", line 30, in <module>
    from pyglossary.ui.base import UIBase
  File "c:\...\miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\lib\site-packages\pyglossary\ui\base.py", line 46, in <module>
    aboutText = fread(join(dataDir, "about"))
  File "c:\...\miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\lib\site-packages\pyglossary\ui\base.py", line 40, in fread
    with open(path, encoding="utf-8") as fp:
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:\\...\\Miniconda3\\envs\\Python\\share\\pyglossary\\about'
Traceback locals:
    path = 'C:\\...\\Miniconda3\\envs\\Python\\share\\pygloss...
    len(path) = 67

I tried installing 4.1.0rc1 and got this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\...\miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\lib\runpy.py", line 194, in _run_module_as_main
    return _run_code(code, main_globals, None,
  File "c:\...\miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\lib\runpy.py", line 87, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "C:\...\Miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\Scripts\pyglossary.exe\__main__.py", line 4, in <module>
    from pyglossary.ui.main import main
  File "c:\...\miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\lib\site-packages\pyglossary\__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from .core import log, VERSION
  File "c:\...\miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\lib\site-packages\pyglossary\core.py", line 274, in <module>
    dataDir = getDataDir()
  File "c:\...\miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\lib\site-packages\pyglossary\core.py", line 236, in getDataDir
    raise OSError("failed to detect dataDir")
OSError: failed to detect dataDir
Traceback locals:
    virtualEnv = None
    parent3 = 'C:\\...\\Miniconda3\\envs'
    _dir = 'C:\\...\\Miniconda3\\envs\\Python38\\share\\pyglo...
    len(_dir) = 63

Relevant environment variables:

CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV=pyglossary
CONDA_EXE=C:\...\Miniconda3\Scripts\conda.exe
CONDA_PROMPT_MODIFIER=(pyglossary) 
CONDA_PYTHON_EXE=C:\...\Miniconda3\python.exe
CONDA_ROOT=C:\...\Miniconda3
CONDA_SHLVL=1
QT_API=pyqt5
CONDA_PREFIX=C:\...\Miniconda3\envs\pyglossary

Relevant PATH entries:

C:\...\Miniconda3\envs\pyglossary
C:\...\Miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\Library\mingw-w64\bin
C:\...\Miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\Library\usr\bin
C:\...\Miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\Library\bin
C:\...\Miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\Scripts
C:\...\Miniconda3\envs\pyglossary\bin
C:\...\Miniconda3\condabin
C:\...\Miniconda3
C:\...\Miniconda3\Library\mingw-w64\bin
C:\...\Miniconda3\Library\usr\bin
C:\...\Miniconda3\Library\bin
C:\...\Miniconda3\Scripts

After examining getDataDir() in core.py I was able to work around the error by setting this environment variable: set VIRTUAL_ENV=pyglossary

[ilius]

I pushed to a branch named conda.
Please test and let me know if it works.

You can clone or use the green "Code" button to download.
Then install with python3 setup.py install.
Thanks

[ilius]

I pushed into master branch.

[Suncatcher]

Doesn't work again in 2023

PS C:\Users\user> pyglossary
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_3.10.3056.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\runpy.py", line 196, in _run_module_as_main
  return _run_code(code, main_globals, None,
File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_3.10.3056.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\runpy.py", line 86, in _run_code
  exec(code, run_globals)
File "C:\Users\sunca\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\Scripts\pyglossary.exe\__main__.py", line 4, in <module>
  from pyglossary.ui.main import main
File "C:\Users\sunca\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\pyglossary\__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
  from .core import VERSION, log  # noqa: F401
File "C:\Users\sunca\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\pyglossary\core.py", line 363, in <module>
  dataDir = getDataDir()
File "C:\Users\sunca\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\pyglossary\core.py", line 295, in getDataDir
  raise OSError("failed to detect dataDir")
OSError: failed to detect dataDir
Traceback locals:
  parent3 = 'C:\\Users\\user\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\PythonSoftwareFoun...
  len(parent3) = 99
  _dir = 'C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3...
  len(_dir) = 113
  CONDA_PREFIX = None

Python version 3.10.11
Pip 23.1.2
Windows 10 21H2 Pro

[Suncatcher]

the problem is not resolved. What to do?