Questions tagged [python]
Python is an interpreted programming language that is often, but not solely, used as a scripting language. A version of Python is included by default on all Ubuntu distributions.
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Solving environment: failed
I want to install Tensorflow-GPU for Anaconda Python 3.6.
How can I fix this?
$ conda install -c anaconda tensorflow-gpu
Solving environment: failed
# >>>>>>>>>>>&...
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terminal won't launch after installing python 3,7
I have the same problem as here.
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS I did a bad job installing Python 3.7.
I tried all that's proposed in the link, but terminal is still not working. I also removed and ...
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Removing Electrum completely
I installed the Electrum wallet on Ubuntu 16.04 through
sudo apt-get install python3-setuptools python3-pyqt5 python3-pip
sudo python3 -m pip install https://download.electrum.org/3.2.3/Electrum-3.2....
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How to automatically re-run a process (python code) that keeps crashing using bash or terminal?
I have a Python code that keeps crashing while retrieving information from Twitter due to API limitations. How can I run the process again automatically every time it crashes?
Traceback (most recent ...
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New to Ubuntu 18.04, unable to install python3-dev
I am actually in the process of trying to install a GitHub project via PyPI. I'm having some difficulty getting it to install so someone recommended that I try sudo apt-get install python3-dev
When I ...
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sudo causes pip error during python mysql connector install?
Attempts to install the python mysql connect via pip fail when sudo is used. What is the cause and remedy?
user@host:~$ sudo pip install mysql-connector
[sudo] password for user:
Sorry, try again.
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How do undo chmod 664 on a folder
I am trying to setup a webserver on an ubuntu server. I followed this guide to setup a my python app and it works great until I tried to add sqlite3 database. When running it on a apache, it couldnt ...
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Cannot open Jupyter Notebook in Ubuntu 18.04 [closed]
I have installed Jupyter notebook using pip on my Ubuntu 18.04. It is apparently installed correctly, since when i type in terminal:
which jupyter
it returns
/usr/local/bin/jupyter
But when I ...
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How to solve the error "Failed to launch Terminal" after upgrading python?
How to solve the error "failed to launch Terminal" failed to execute child process GNOME-Terminal ( No such file or directory ) ? Please HELP us to solve this error. Currently I have upgraded Python ...
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On Ubuntu 16.04, pip is installing libraries to python 2.7
I'm new to Ubuntu and I'm trying to learn python. I use pyCharm IDE and python 3.5 but now when I'm trying to install libraries using the sudo pip command they are installing to python 2.7, so when I'...
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Creating a python "applet" for ubuntu (gnome) utility panel
I'm interested in creating an applet for the gnome "utility panel" in python. I really don't even need any interactivity. I just want to display some text and have it change occasionally based on ...
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ImportError: cannot import name _remove_dead_weakref?
I tried docker to run program parliament2, facing import error issue ?
docker run dnanexus/parliament2:hgsc -h
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/dnanexus/parliament2.py", line 3, in
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Launchpadlib how to get bug id from bug_link
I'm not sure if this is a python question or a launchpad question since I am new to both. I am getting a collection of bugs in a bug_task collection. I am running searchTasks. The API reference ...
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how to call a cshell script with python [closed]
How can I call an external c shell script with python?
The command line looks like this in Ubuntu:
return_process 12345 123.zip "vv" 1
How can I modify it, if I am working with a stack, and the ...
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Anaconda installation
Which anaconda version should i install for ubuntu18.04 for python3.6?
Anaconda version for python3.7 is already available. Can it work for python 3.6? If not then which version is appropriate for ...
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python get the correct path for a file
I want to write out the path of zipfiles, which are located in "zips" folder. Here is my code :
import os, zipfile
directory = 'zips'
for filename in os.listdir(directory):
if filename.endswith(...
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No module named kivy.app
I am working on Python 2.7 in Anaconda in Spyder IDE. I am making a project using kivy and I am importing the following libraries and kivy packages:
import numpy as np
from random import random, ...
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Failing to import pandas in Anjuta "module functions cannot set METH_CLASS or METH_STATIC"
I have this boilerplate in a minimal Anjuta app that runs. I do not want to install pandas to the system python path so I am using Virtualenv. When I add import pandas as pd I get the following error ...
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Grub disappeared after Python 3 removal
Grub has disappeared.
A few days ago, I removed Python 3 and that screwed up the whole Ubuntu graphical interface. I fixed this by reinstalling Ubuntu-desktop.
However, the Grub menu does not ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 get stuck after Python 3 removal
My Ubuntu 16.04 LTS seems stuck and has lost its graphical interface after the removal of python3. I thought only python2 was crucial for the System. However: how to fix this mess?
System does not ...
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Unable to run "apt upgrade" on ubuntu 18.04 --systemd-shim error
I have recently upgraded to ubuntu 18.04 from ubuntu 14.04(via 16.04).
This is the error I see whenever I run apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state ...
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What replaced Python's gnomekeyring module in Ubuntu 18.04/Bionic?
I have a large set of scripts which interact with Active Directory in a corporate/enterprise environment. Rather than have to type in my AD password on each run, I built a gnomekeyring store and ...
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re.search to get decimal number [closed]
I am trying to get a number from a text file. I need the full decimal number.
The line looks like:
corner_lat: 49.0425000 decimal degrees
I'm trying this
if "corner_lat" in line:
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Not able to see the plug-in in GIMP after placing it in the plug-ins folder
I have installed GIMP2.10 in my Ubuntu 16.04. I have the following simple plug-in:
#!/usr/bin/env python
# Tutorial available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmb-0KcgXzI
# Feedback welcome: ...
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Cron job executing twice at one time
I have set my cron job to be executed every 15 minutes. my cron job is */15 * * * * /usr/bin/python3.6 /home/ubuntu/main.py >> /tmp/file
Above job will execute every 15 minutes and send the ...
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How can I install ebaysdk-python library? [duplicate]
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04.1 on a server and trying to install this library) but am having trouble as I'm quite new to Ubuntu and the instruction raise errors.
The installation instructions from the ...
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Set virtualenv for file in Visual Studio Code python
I'm playing with Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu. One big problem is I can't figure out how to attach a virtualenv to a file. So, I open the file. On the lower left corner, I see the default path to the ...
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How to replace a Python 3 installation with Python 2.7
I already have Python 3 installed on the server machine, and I want to replace that with Python 2.7 as the code I have to deploy is complaint with Python 2.7.
What command should I run so Python ...
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Custom notification from udev rule
My goal is to trigger a notification with custom actions when a specific storage device is mounted. Notifications are made in python with pynotify
I run lsusb to get device's idVendor and idProduct ...
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Launch Kazam with `python app.py`?
I'd like to test kazam (the screencast program) so I try to launch it from the source code.
In the kazam directory, I've done:
python app.py`
but except some warning about gtk, nothing happens.
Is ...
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how to make python modules accessible by root
I am running an /etc/init.d script that which contains a line to run a python file like so
python /home/my_user/some/file.py
Since my /etc/init.d is being ran with sudo, I have noticed that certain ...
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How to append stderr to log_failure_msg in init.d script
To my understanding, in /lib/lsb/init.functions, log_failure_msg is the proper way to output a failure message to some log file. I was wondering if it were possible to do this.
python some/script/...
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Unable to install python3-dev and python3's pyyaml package on ubuntu 18.04
Every single time I run the command sudo apt-get install python3-dev I get the following error:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some ...
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Which Python is running? [duplicate]
I've just now installed Python 3.7 and I'd like to understand why I get the following output from bash:
g-luca@hp-notebook:~$ python3.7 -V
Python 3.7.0
g-luca@hp-notebook:~$ python3 -V
Python 3.5.2
g-...
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Is it safe to remove python2 in ubuntu 18.04 LTS
I had Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for a long time because I was thinking to use Kail Linux, but I never got to installing it so I just got Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Now I want to know if its safe to remove python2 ...
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Is it possible to avoid setting path manually for python package executables?
I installed python 3 and pip3 into in Windows System for Linux shell that uses Ubuntu, but it appears I have to find and specify site-packages or $HOME/.local/bin directory manually if I want to run ...
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Password from keyring: python get_password returns before keyring password is entered
(EDIT)
This seems to be related to https://github.com/maebert/jrnl/issues/478, I get the same error.
Sorry for not noticing it earlier, the keyring was already unlocked when I was testing it in a ...
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Virtualenv Permission denied when trying python setup.py install
I want to use virtualenv with Python 3 on Ubuntu 18.04. Specifically, I'm using Python 3.6.6 and virtualenv 16.0.0.
I installed virtualenv with sudo as suggested in the answers here: sudo pip3 ...
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Disable python versions for certain users without uninstalling python
There are lots of different python versions in my ubuntu machine:
/home$ ls /usr/bin/ | grep python
dh_python2
dh_python3
python
python2
python2.7
python3
python3.5
python3.5m
python3m
/home$ which ...
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How to change the default version of python in ubuntu permanently [duplicate]
The default version of python in my Ubuntu 18.04 is 2.7.
I've already used the command:
alias python=python3
but it changes the python version temporarily, as soon as I close the terminal and re-...
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pyarrow problem: No rule to make target '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libarrow_python.so'
I'm trying to install pyarrow using pip on Ubuntu 18. I'm using python 3.7
It fails with this message:
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /tmp/...
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Does my init.d script look correct and do I need to reboot for it to work?
I've never made an init.d script before or any other sort of bash file so I'm uncertain if this is correct. If someone could let me know how the script looks then I'd appreciate it. For now, I would ...
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how can I use one specific version of python for everything in ubuntu 18.04?
I am having problems installing/uninstalling things with apt. I think this is because I have unistalled python and apt is trying to use it. I have miniconda, but when I use apt it is not accessing ...
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File extensions are hidden in ubuntu 18.04 Bionic
When typing in this command:
touch ./__init__.py
This is what the file looks like in nautilus > right click __init__.py:
as you can see, its a text file instead of a py file.
I am using ubuntu 18....
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How might an Ubuntu 18.04 system that has somehow had Python 2 removed be recovered?
A friend tried to help another friend on his Ubuntu 18.04 installation and that somehow involved (as far as I can figure) removing Python 2. This seems to have resulted in poor apt, apt-get and dpkg -...
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Accessing Python interpreter in Windows Subsytem for Linux, error in sshd_config?
I'm running into an issue with following a tutorial on How to configure a remote interpreter through WSL for PyCharm. My specific issue comes during the prerequisite part of this tutorial. I get up ...
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Uninstalling Ubuntu 14.04, and installing Ubuntu 18.04 in its' place [duplicate]
How do I go about uninstalling Ubuntu 14.04 (such that all of my Python and path issues will be removed), and then install the newest version (Ubuntu 18.04) ... without using the typical upgrade ...
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Cannot use Python, Ubuntu 14.04, issues with other packages
I've somehow broken my Ubuntu 14.04 install.
A project I'm working on required me to install Jupyter notebook, which created some path issues (apparently I should have installed with anaconda rather ...
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Unable to correctly install pip3 using apt-get
I am using Ubuntu 16.04, and was experiencing issues with my pip3. Specifically, when I attempted to uninstall a package via
sudo pip3 uninstall
I encountered
Traceback (most recent call last):
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How to correctly upgrade all python modules to newest stable versions with pip or pip3?
Let us consider that we have installed python-pip and python-pip3 packages to get pip and pip3 on our system.
As far I can understand pips are package managers for pypi.org. I expect that they have ...
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