[Bug 318815] [NEW] Installing python-plasma does not ensure Python Plasmoids work

[David Taylor]

Public bug reported:

I have installed the Python-Plasma and the Python-Plasma-Examples
packages but they do not work as I assume they are missing dependencies.

When I run the plasmoid it reports: The object could not be created for
the following reason: "Could not create a python ScriptEngine for the
Python Clock Widget."

If I follow the tutorial at the link:
http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/Python/GettingStarted

and finally run the command: plasmoidviewer hello-python

I get the same message in the Plasmoid

and in the CLI I get the message:

"
plasmoidviewer(8072) KServiceFactory::findServiceByDesktopPath: "findServiceByDesktopPath:  not found"
plasmoidviewer(8072): couldn't create slave: "Unable to create io-slave:
klauncher said: Unknown protocol ''.
"
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/kde4/apps/plasma_scriptengine_python/pyappletscript.py", line 19, in <module>
    from PyQt4.QtCore import *
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyQt4/QtCore.so: undefined symbol: PyExc_ValueError
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 38, in apport_excepthook
    from apport.packaging_impl import impl as packaging
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from apport.report import Report
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apport/report.py", line 14, in <module>
    import subprocess, tempfile, os.path, urllib, re, pwd, grp, os, sys
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/subprocess.py", line 401, in <module>
    import select
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/select.so: undefined symbol: PyExc_ValueError

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/kde4/apps/plasma_scriptengine_python/pyappletscript.py", line 19, in <module>
    from PyQt4.QtCore import *
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PyQt4/QtCore.so: undefined symbol: PyExc_ValueError
"

I am assuming there is a missing package however I do not know what and
would like to suggest what that would be. I have a desktop that has been
upgraded to KDE4.2 RC1 if that is anyway relevant to the problem.

** Affects: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Installing python-plasma does not ensure Python Plasmoids work
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/318815
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