I downloaded the v1.6 skin from here
https://github.com/uajqq/weewx-belchertown-new.
Attached is the output from weectl.debug
Thanks for your help.
Pete
On 12/9/25 12:40, vince wrote:
"/using the new 1.6 forked version of the Belchertown skin/" - without
knowing 'which' forked version it might be difficult for people to help.
How about running "weectl debug" and attaching the output so folks can
see your setup....
Based on the error you mention, best guess is you have [ something ]
with a mismatched number of [ and ] brackets.
On Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 8:23:25 AM UTC-8 Pete Geenhuizen wrote:
I trying to update my Rock 8 weewx v4 to Rocky 9 weewx v5 using
the new
1.6 forked version of the Belchertown skin.
I'm testing this out in simulator mode, and it sees to start fine
until
it does an update which start with this error
ERROR weewx.reportengine: Caught unrecoverable exception in generator
'weewx.cheetahgenerator.CheetahGenerator'
ERROR weewx.reportengine: **** f-string: unmatched '['
(belchertown.py, line 244)
and goes down hill from there
Attached is a copy of the last run..
I have very limited programming skills and zero knowledge of
python, so
I'm hoping that someone help me fix the problem.
Thanks
Pete
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Using configuration file [1m/etc/weewx/weewx.conf[0m
System info
Platform: Linux-5.14.0-570.58.1.el9_6.x86_64-x86_64-with-glibc2.34
Python Version: 3.9.21
Load Information
1 minute load average: 0.01
5 minute load average: 0.02
15 minute load average: 0.00
General Weewx info
Weewx version 5.2.0 detected.
Currently installed extensions
Extension Name Version Description
Belchertown 1.6 A clean modern skin with real time streaming
updates and interactive charts. Modeled after BelchertownWeather.com
lastrain 0.2 SLE for last rain information for weewx reports
Archive info
Database name: weewx-lc.sdb
Table name: archive
Version 4.0
Unit system: 1 (US)
First good timestamp: 2013-12-28 13:34:00 EST (1388255640)
Last good timestamp: 2025-12-09 11:00:00 EST (1765296000)
Number of records: 3141451
weewx (weewx.conf) is set to use an archive interval of 120 seconds.
The station hardware was not interrogated to determine the archive interval.
Supported SQL keys
dateTime usUnits interval
barometer pressure altimeter
inTemp outTemp inHumidity
outHumidity windSpeed windDir
windGust windGustDir rainRate
rain dewpoint windchill
heatindex ET radiation
UV extraTemp1 extraTemp2
extraTemp3 soilTemp1 soilTemp2
soilTemp3 soilTemp4 leafTemp1
leafTemp2 extraHumid1 extraHumid2
soilMoist1 soilMoist2 soilMoist3
soilMoist4 leafWet1 leafWet2
rxCheckPercent txBatteryStatus consBatteryVoltage
hail hailRate heatingTemp
heatingVoltage supplyVoltage referenceVoltage
windBatteryStatus rainBatteryStatus outTempBatteryStatus
inTempBatteryStatus
Databases configured in weewx.conf:
archive_sqlite:
database_name weewx-lc.sdb
driver weedb.sqlite
SQLITE_ROOT /etc/weewx/archive/weewx-lc
archive_mysql:
database_name weewx
driver weedb.mysql
host localhost
user weewx
password weewx
--- Start configuration file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf ---
# WEEWX CONFIGURATION FILE
#
# Copyright (c) 2009-2024 Tom Keffer <[email protected]>
# See the file LICENSE.txt for your rights.
##############################################################################
# This section is for general configuration information.
# Set to 1 for extra debug info, otherwise comment it out or set to zero.
debug = 1
# Whether to log successful operations. May get overridden below.
log_success = True
# Whether to log unsuccessful operations. May get overridden below.
log_failure = True
# This configuration file was created by ...
version = 5.2.0
config_path = /etc/weewx/weewx.conf
WEEWX_ROOT = /etc/weewx
##############################################################################
# This section is for information about the station.
[Station]
# Description of the station location, such as your town.
location = "Grissom, North Carolina"
# Latitude in decimal degrees. Negative for southern hemisphere.
latitude = 36.079671
# Longitude in decimal degrees. Negative for western hemisphere.
longitude = -78.585989
# Altitude of the station, with the unit it is in. This is used only
# if the hardware cannot supply a value.
altitude = 456, foot # Choose 'foot' or 'meter' for unit
# Set to type of station hardware. There must be a corresponding stanza
# in this file, which includes a value for the 'driver' option.
station_type = Simulator
# If you have a website, you may specify an URL. The URL is required if you
# intend to register your station. The URL must include the scheme, for
# example, "http://"; or "https://";
#station_url = https://www.example.com
# The start of the rain year (1=January; 10=October, etc.). This is
# downloaded from the station if the hardware supports it.
rain_year_start = 1
# Start of week (0=Monday, 6=Sunday)
week_start = 6
##############################################################################
[Simulator]
# This section is for the weewx weather station simulator.
# The time (in seconds) between LOOP packets.
loop_interval = 2.5
# The simulator mode can be either 'simulator' or 'generator'.
# Real-time simulator. Sleep between each LOOP packet.
mode = simulator
# Generator. Emit LOOP packets as fast as possible (useful for testing).
#mode = generator
# The start time. Format is YYYY-mm-ddTHH:MM. If not specified, the
# default is to use the present time.
#start = 2011-01-01T00:00
# The driver to use.
driver = weewx.drivers.simulator
##############################################################################
# This section is for uploading data to Internet sites
[StdRESTful]
# Uncomment and change to override logging for uploading services.
# log_success = True
# log_failure = True
[[StationRegistry]]
# To register this weather station at weewx.com, set this to true, and
# set option 'station_url', located in the [Station] section above.
register_this_station = False
[[AWEKAS]]
# This section is for configuring posts to AWEKAS.
# If you wish to post to AWEKAS, set the option 'enable' to true, then
# specify a username and password.
# Use quotes around the password to guard against parsing errors.
enable = false
username = XXXXXX
password = XXXXXX
[[CWOP]]
# This section is for configuring posts to CWOP.
# If you wish to post to CWOP, set the option 'enable' to true,
# then specify the station ID (e.g., CW1234).
enable = false
station = XXXXXX
# If this is an APRS (radio amateur) station, specify the
# passcode (e.g., 12345). Otherwise, ignore.
passcode = XXXXXX
[[PWSweather]]
# This section is for configuring posts to PWSweather.com.
# If you wish to post to PWSweather.com, set the option 'enable' to
# true, then specify a station and password.
# Use quotes around the password to guard against parsing errors.
enable = false
station = XXXXXX
password = XXXXXX
[[WOW]]
# This section is for configuring posts to WOW (wow.metoffice.gov.uk).
# If you wish to post to WOW, set the option 'enable' to true, then
# specify a station and password.
# Use quotes around the password to guard against parsing errors.
enable = false
station = XXXXXX
password = XXXXXX
[[WOW-BE]]
# This section is for configuring WeeWX to upload to WOW-BE
(wow.meteo.be)
# If you wish to post to WOW-BE, set the option 'enable' to true, then
# specify a station and password.
# Use quotes around the password to guard against parsing errors.
enable = false
station = XXXXXX
password = XXXXXX
[[Wunderground]]
# This section is for configuring posts to the Weather Underground.
# If you wish to post to the Weather Underground, set the option
# 'enable' to true, then specify a station (e.g., 'KORHOODR3'). Use
# the station key (find it at
# https://www.wunderground.com/member/devices) for the password.
enable = false
station = XXXXXX
password = XXXXXX
# Set the following to True to have weewx use the WU "Rapidfire"
# protocol. Not all hardware can support it. See the User's Guide.
rapidfire = False
##############################################################################
# This section specifies what reports, using which skins, to generate.
[StdReport]
# Where the skins reside, relative to WEEWX_ROOT
SKIN_ROOT = skins
# Where the generated reports should go, relative to WEEWX_ROOT
HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx-lc
# Uncomment and change to override logging for reports.
# log_success = True
# log_failure = True
# The database binding indicates which data should be used in reports.
data_binding = wx_binding
# Each of the following subsections defines a report that will be run.
# See the customizing guide to change the units, plot types and line
# colors, modify the fonts, display additional sensor data, and other
# customizations. Many of those changes can be made here by overriding
# parameters, or by modifying templates within the skin itself.
[[SeasonsReport]]
# The SeasonsReport uses the 'Seasons' skin, which contains the
# images, templates and plots for the report.
#skin = Seasons
skin = Belchertown
enable = true
[[SmartphoneReport]]
# The SmartphoneReport uses the 'Smartphone' skin, and the images and
# files are placed in a dedicated subdirectory.
skin = Smartphone
enable = false
HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx-lc/smartphone
[[MobileReport]]
# The MobileReport uses the 'Mobile' skin, and the images and files
# are placed in a dedicated subdirectory.
skin = Mobile
enable = false
HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx-lc/mobile
[[StandardReport]]
# This is the old "Standard" skin. By default, it is not enabled.
skin = Standard
enable = false
[[lastrain]]
skin = lastrain
HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx-lc/lastrain
[[Belchertown]]
skin = Belchertown
HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx-lc/belchertown
enable = true
[[[Extras]]]
# For help refer to the docs at
https://github.com/uajqq/weewx-belchertown-new
# and consult skin.conf for the configurable elements and their
hierarchy
#---General Site Defaults---
# belchertown_debug = 0
# belchertown_locale = "auto"
# theme = "light"
# theme_toggle_enabled = 1
# site_title = "My Weather Website"
# logo_image = ""
# logo_image_dark = ""
# radar_html = ""
# radar_html_dark = ""
# radar_width = 650
# radar_height = 360
# radar_marker = 0
#---Forecast unit of measures---
# radar_rain = "default" # default, mm, in
# radar_temp = "default" # default, C, F
# radar_wind = "default" # default, kt, m/s, km/h, mph, bft
# aeris_map = 0
# almanac_extras = 1
#---Station Observations---
# station_observations = "barometer", "dewpoint", "outHumidity",
"rainWithRainRate"
#---Manifest Settings for Mobile Phones---
# manifest_name = "My Weather Website"
# manifest_short_name = "MWW"
#---Highcharts settings---
# highcharts_enabled = 1
# graph_page_show_all_button = 1
# graph_page_default_graphgroup = "day"
# highcharts_homepage_graphgroup = "homepage"
# highcharts_decimal = "auto"
# highcharts_thousands = "auto"
#---MQTT Websockets defaults---
# mqtt_websockets_enabled = 0
# mqtt_websockets_host = ""
# mqtt_websockets_port = 1883
# mqtt_websockets_ssl = 0
# mqtt_websockets_topic = ""
# mqtt_websockets_username = ""
# mqtt_websockets_password = ""
# disconnect_live_website_visitor = 1800000
# show_last_updated_alert = 0
# last_updated_alert_threshold = 1800
# webpage_autorefresh = 0
#---Image Reload Section---
# reload_hook_images = 0
# reload_images_radar = 300
# reload_images_hook_asi = -1
# reload_images_hook_af = -1
# reload_images_hook_as = -1
# reload_images_hook_ac = -1
#---Forecast defaults---
# forecast_enabled = 0
# forecast_provider = "aeris"
# forecast_api_id = ""
# forecast_api_secret = ""
# forecast_units = "us"
# forecast_interval_hours = 24
# forecast_lang = "en"
# forecast_stale = 3540 # 59 minutes
# current_conditions_stale = 3540 # 59 minutes
# forecast_aeris_use_metar = 1
# forecast_alert_enabled = 0
# forecast_alert_limit = 1
# forecast_show_daily_forecast_link = 0
# forecast_daily_forecast_link = ""
# forecast_show_humidity_dewpoint = 0
# forecast_place = ""
# current_conditions = "obs"
# current_conditions_timestamp_enabled = 0
#---Air Quality Index (AQI) defaults---
# aqi_enabled = 0
# aqi_location_enabled = 0
#---Show Beaufort wind scale category under wind table---
# beaufort_category = 0
# beaufort_category_gusts = 0
#---Earthquake defaults---
# earthquake_enabled = 0
# earthquake_maxradiuskm = 1000
# earthquake_stale = 10740
# earthquake_server = USGS
# geonet_mmi = 4
#---Social Share Button Defaults. Define the text below under
Labels---
# facebook_enabled = 0
# twitter_enabled = 0
# social_share_html = ""
#---Google Analytics---
# googleAnalyticsId = ""
# This is the display of the Pi Kiosk which is in the /pi folder
# pi_kiosk_bold = "false"
# pi_theme = "auto"
# This is the display of the kiosk page which is kiosk.html
# radar_html_kiosk = ""
# radar_width_kiosk = 490
# radar_height_kiosk = 362
# mqtt_websockets_host_kiosk = ""
# mqtt_websockets_port_kiosk = ""
# mqtt_websockets_ssl_kiosk = ""
# forecast_interval_hours_kiosk = 24
# aqi_enabled_kiosk = 0
# Display a Back To Top Button
# back_to_top_button_enabled = 0
# back_to_top_button_position = 0
# back_to_top_button_opacity = 0.8
#-------------------------------------------------------------
#---
#--- python's ConfigObj has a limitation in how it processes
#--- comments, so we need to define an 'unused' variable below
#--- to ensure that this whole stanza makes it into weewx.conf
#---
#--- please ignore the following 'unused' variable
#---
#-------------------------------------------------------------
work_around_ConfigObj_limitations = true
[[FTP]]
# FTP'ing the results to a webserver is treated as just another report,
# albeit one with an unusual report generator!
skin = Ftp
# If you wish to use FTP, set "enable" to "true", then fill out the
# next four lines.
# Use quotes around the password to guard against parsing errors.
enable = false
user = XXXXXX
password = XXXXXX
server = XXXXXX # The ftp server name, e.g, www.myserver.org
path = replace_me # The destination directory, e.g., /weather
# Set to True for an FTP over TLS (FTPS) connection. Not all servers
# support this.
secure_ftp = False
# To upload files from something other than what HTML_ROOT is set
# to above, specify a different HTML_ROOT here.
#HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx
# Most FTP servers use port 21.
port = 21
# Set to 1 to use passive mode, zero for active mode
passive = 1
[[RSYNC]]
# rsync'ing to a webserver is treated as just another report.
skin = Rsync
# If you wish to use rsync, you must configure passwordless ssh using
# public/private key authentication from the user account that weewx
# runs to the user account on the remote machine where the files
# will be copied.
#
# If you wish to use rsync, set "enable" to "true", then
# fill out server, user, and path.
# The server should appear in your .ssh/config file.
# The user is the username used in the identity file.
# The path is the destination directory, such as /var/www/html/weather.
# Be sure that the user has write permissions on the destination!
enable = false
server = XXXXXX
user = XXXXXX
path = replace_me
# To upload files from something other than what HTML_ROOT is set
# to above, specify a different HTML_ROOT here.
#HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx
# Rsync can be configured to remove files from the remote server if
# they don't exist under HTML_ROOT locally. USE WITH CAUTION: if you
# make a mistake in the remote path, you could could unintentionally
# cause unrelated files to be deleted. Set to 1 to enable remote file
# deletion, zero to allow files to accumulate remotely.
delete = 0
# Options in the [[Defaults]] section below will apply to all reports.
# What follows are a few of the more popular options you may want to
# uncomment, then change.
[[Defaults]]
# Which language to use for all reports. Not all skins support all
# languages. You can override this for individual reports.
lang = en
# Which unit system to use for all reports. Choices are 'us', 'metric',
# or 'metricwx'. You can override this for individual reports.
unit_system = us
[[[Units]]]
# Option "unit_system" above sets the general unit system, but
# overriding specific unit groups is possible. These are popular
# choices. Uncomment and set as appropriate. The unit is always
# in the singular, e.g., 'mile_per_hour', NOT 'miles_per_hour'
[[[[Groups]]]]
# group_altitude = meter # Options are 'foot'
or 'meter'
# group_pressure = mbar # Options are 'inHg',
'mmHg', 'mbar', or 'hPa'
# group_rain = mm # Options are 'inch',
'cm', or 'mm'
# group_rainrate = mm_per_hour # Options are
'inch_per_hour', 'cm_per_hour', or 'mm_per_hour'
# group_temperature = degree_C # Options are
'degree_C', 'degree_F', or 'degree_K'
# The following line is used to keep the above lines indented
# properly. It can be ignored.
unused = unused
# Uncommenting the following section frequently results in more
# attractive formatting of times and dates, but may not work in
# your locale.
[[[[TimeFormats]]]]
# day = %H:%M
# week = %H:%M on %A
# month = %d-%b-%Y %H:%M
# year = %d-%b-%Y %H:%M
# rainyear = %d-%b-%Y %H:%M
# current = %d-%b-%Y %H:%M
# ephem_day = %H:%M
# ephem_year = %d-%b-%Y %H:%M
# The following line is used to keep the above lines indented
# properly. It can be ignored.
unused = unused
[[[Labels]]]
# Users frequently change the labels for these observation types.
[[[[Generic]]]]
# inHumidity = Inside Humidity
# inTemp = Inside Temperature
# outHumidity = Outside Humidity
# outTemp = Outside Temperature
# extraTemp1 = Temperature1
# extraTemp2 = Temperature2
# extraTemp3 = Temperature3
# The following line is used to keep the above lines indented
# properly. It can be ignored.
unused = unused
##############################################################################
# This service converts the unit system coming from the hardware to a unit
# system in the database.
[StdConvert]
# The target_unit affects only the unit system in the database. Once
# chosen it cannot be changed without converting the entire database.
# Modification of target_unit after starting weewx will result in
# corrupt data - the database will contain a mix of US and METRIC data.
#
# The value of target_unit does not affect the unit system for
# reporting - reports can display US, Metric, or any combination of units.
#
# In most cases, target_unit should be left as the default: US
#
# In particular, those migrating from a standard wview installation
# should use US since that is what the wview database contains.
# DO NOT MODIFY THIS VALUE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
target_unit = US # Options are 'US', 'METRICWX', or 'METRIC'
##############################################################################
# This section can adjust data using calibration expressions.
[StdCalibrate]
[[Corrections]]
# For each type, an arbitrary calibration expression can be given.
# It should be in the units defined in the StdConvert section.
# Example:
foo = foo + 0.2
##############################################################################
# This section is for quality control checks. If units are not specified,
# values must be in the units defined in the StdConvert section.
[StdQC]
[[MinMax]]
barometer = 26, 32.5, inHg
pressure = 24, 34.5, inHg
outTemp = -40, 120, degree_F
inTemp = 10, 120, degree_F
outHumidity = 0, 100
inHumidity = 0, 100
windSpeed = 0, 120, mile_per_hour
rain = 0, 10, inch
##############################################################################
# This section controls the origin of derived values.
[StdWXCalculate]
[[Calculations]]
# How to calculate derived quantities. Possible values are:
# hardware - use the value provided by hardware
# software - use the value calculated by weewx
# prefer_hardware - use value provide by hardware if available,
# otherwise use value calculated by weewx
pressure = prefer_hardware
altimeter = prefer_hardware
appTemp = prefer_hardware
barometer = prefer_hardware
cloudbase = prefer_hardware
dewpoint = prefer_hardware
ET = prefer_hardware
heatindex = prefer_hardware
humidex = prefer_hardware
inDewpoint = prefer_hardware
maxSolarRad = prefer_hardware
rainRate = prefer_hardware
windchill = prefer_hardware
windrun = prefer_hardware
##############################################################################
# For hardware that supports it, this section controls how often the
# onboard clock gets updated.
[StdTimeSynch]
# How often to check the weather station clock for drift (in seconds)
clock_check = 14400
# How much it can drift before we will correct it (in seconds)
max_drift = 5
##############################################################################
# This section is for configuring the archive service.
[StdArchive]
# If the station hardware supports data logging then the archive interval
# will be downloaded from the station. Otherwise, specify it (in seconds).
# archive_interval = 300
archive_interval = 120
# If possible, new archive records are downloaded from the station
# hardware. If the hardware does not support this, then new archive
# records will be generated in software.
# Set the following to "software" to force software record generation.
record_generation = hardware
# Whether to include LOOP data in hi/low statistics.
loop_hilo = True
# Uncomment and change to override logging for archive operations.
# log_success = True
# log_failure = True
# The data binding used to save archive records.
data_binding = wx_binding
##############################################################################
# This section binds a data store to a database.
[DataBindings]
[[wx_binding]]
# The database must match one of the sections in [Databases].
# This is likely to be the only option you would want to change.
database = archive_sqlite
# The name of the table within the database.
table_name = archive
# The manager handles aggregation of data for historical summaries.
manager = weewx.manager.DaySummaryManager
# The schema defines the structure of the database.
# It is *only* used when the database is created.
schema = weewx.schemas.wview_extended.schema
##############################################################################
# This section defines various databases.
[Databases]
# A SQLite database is simply a single file.
[[archive_sqlite]]
database_name = weewx-lc.sdb
database_type = SQLite
# MySQL
[[archive_mysql]]
database_name = weewx
database_type = MySQL
##############################################################################
# This section defines defaults for the different types of databases.
[DatabaseTypes]
# Defaults for SQLite databases.
[[SQLite]]
driver = weedb.sqlite
# Directory in which database files are located, relative to WEEWX_ROOT
#X SQLITE_ROOT = /var/lib/weewx
SQLITE_ROOT = /etc/weewx/archive/weewx-lc
# Defaults for MySQL databases.
[[MySQL]]
driver = weedb.mysql
# The host where the database is located.
host = localhost
# The user name for logging in to the host.
user = XXXXXX
# Use quotes around the password to guard against parsing errors.
password = XXXXXX
##############################################################################
# This section configures the internal weewx engine.
[Engine]
# This section specifies which services should be run and in what order.
[[Services]]
prep_services = weewx.engine.StdTimeSynch,
data_services = ,
process_services = weewx.engine.StdConvert, weewx.engine.StdCalibrate,
weewx.engine.StdQC, weewx.wxservices.StdWXCalculate
xtype_services = weewx.wxxtypes.StdWXXTypes,
weewx.wxxtypes.StdPressureCooker, weewx.wxxtypes.StdRainRater,
weewx.wxxtypes.StdDelta
archive_services = weewx.engine.StdArchive
restful_services = weewx.restx.StdStationRegistry,
weewx.restx.StdWunderground, weewx.restx.StdPWSweather, weewx.restx.StdCWOP,
weewx.restx.StdWOW, weewx.restx.StdWOWBE, weewx.restx.StdAWEKAS
report_services = weewx.engine.StdPrint, weewx.engine.StdReport
