On Wed, 2020-08-26 at 08:29 -0300, George N. White III wrote:
On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 at 07:42, Patrick O'Callaghan pocallaghan@gmail.com wrote:
Since F32 now has Python 3 as the default, I find that some Calibre plug-ins no longer work, though Calibre itself is fine. For the moment, I'm running it in an F31 VM to get round this, but there must be a better way. I expect it involves environment variables but am too lazy to experiment, so if anyone has done this I'd appreciate a hint.
If it was that simple it would be widely known.
https://calibre-ebook.com/get-involved
Plugin devs were given advance notice just before COVID-19 turned things upside down: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=325721
The plugins need to be updated so they work with Python3. It is understandable that some plugin developers have other more pressing priorities, but it might be worth contacting them directly.
In some cases, older plugins have been superseded by other changes, so it may be worth asking for advice on your "use case" in the current calibre.
Are you using a flatpak version? If not, you might find one that works with the plugins you need.
No, that's an interesting thought.
For both Windows and macOS Calibre runs in a qemu VM, so it should be possible to construct a lighter VM for F32 based on the Windows and macOS examples.
I didn't know that. I'll take a look, thanks.
poc