Robin Becker <ro...@reportlab.com> wrote: > On 18/08/2020 20:05, Vincent Vande Vyvre wrote: > ............. > >> > > Hi, > > > > Two solutions: > > 1. Install exiv2-dev and py3exiv2 with pip > > $ sudo apt-get install libexiv2-dev > > $ sudo pip3 install py3exiv2 > > > > 2. Install my ppa > > $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vincent-vandevyvre/vvv > > $ sudo apt-get update > > $ sudo apt-get install python3-exiv2 > > > > Don't change your old code for pyexiv2, the names of the modules are > > unchanged, your old code should work as it. > > > > Off course old strings are now unicode. > > > > Vincent (AKA VinsS) > > > I haven't tried #2 (I use Arch), but I did try 1) in a python 3.8 virtual > env. I ended up getting into a problem with boost > > > src/exiv2wrapper.hpp:34:10: fatal error: boost/python.hpp: No such file > > or directory > > 34 | #include "boost/python.hpp" > > | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > compilation terminated. > > error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1 > > so obviously I need to install some version of boost libs or Boost.Python > etc etc. Gave up :( > -luddite-ly yrs-
OP here, yes, that's exactly where I got to as well! :-) I've used Vincent's PPA before so I took that route and it worked flawlessly, my code is now working again in 20.04 running Python 3. -- Chris Green · -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
