Errors with Notepad++ application
Submitted by reckoner on Tue, 05/29/2007 - 13:02.
I am trying to use the Notepad++ (free programming editor), but I keep getting the following error when I try to dictate into it. Note that it doesn't prevent me from dictating into notepad++, it just produces this annoying error all the time.
I'm not sure it's a problem with natlink or vocola or both.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\PROGRA~1\NatLink\macrosystem\_vocola_main.py", line 240, in vocolaBeginCallback
beginCallback(moduleInfo)
File "C:\PROGRA~1\NatLink\macrosystem\core\natlinkmain.py", line 273, in beginCallback
loadModSpecific(moduleInfo,1)
File "C:\PROGRA~1\NatLink\macrosystem\core\natlinkmain.py", line 251, in loadModSpecific
findAndLoadFiles(curModule)
File "C:\PROGRA~1\NatLink\macrosystem\core\natlinkmain.py", line 192, in findAndLoadFiles
pat = re.compile(r"""
File "C:\Python23\Lib\sre.py", line 179, in compile
return _compile(pattern, flags)
File "C:\Python23\Lib\sre.py", line 230, in _compile
raise error, v # invalid expression
sre_constants.error: multiple repeat
natlinkmain does not accept
natlinkmain does not accept "+" in filenames, therefore notepad++ is not accepted.
I changed this on sourceforge (natlink project), you could try the new natlinkmain.py from there (put it in the macrosystem/core folder and restart natspeak.
I am not sure however notepad++ is accepted. But you could try this.
Quintijn
thanks for your reply. I did
thanks for your reply. I did as you direct, but it didn't help. FYI,
I did get the following new error:
Traceback (most recent call last):File "C:\PROGRA~1\NatLink\macrosystem\core\natlinkmain.py", line 330, in changeCallback
beginCallback(moduleInfo, checkAll=1)
File "C:\PROGRA~1\NatLink\macrosystem\core\natlinkmain.py", line 312, in beginCallback
loadModSpecific(moduleInfo) # in checkAll or checkForGrammarChanges mode each time
File "C:\PROGRA~1\NatLink\macrosystem\core\natlinkmain.py", line 288, in loadModSpecific
findAndLoadFiles(curModule)
File "C:\PROGRA~1\NatLink\macrosystem\core\natlinkmain.py", line 224, in findAndLoadFiles
pat = re.compile(r"""
File "C:\Python23\Lib\sre.py", line 179, in compile
return _compile(pattern, flags)
File "C:\Python23\Lib\sre.py", line 230, in _compile
raise error, v # invalid expression
sre_constants.error: multiple repeat
so we better forget about
so we better forget about filenames with "+" in it. Must be a workaround, eg renaming the exe file.
Quintijn
The problem here is another
The problem here is another bug in NatLink; in the original code:
def findAndLoadFiles(curModule=None):
global loadedFiles
if curModule:
pat = re.compile(r"""
^(%s # filename must match module name
(_\w+)?) # optional underscore followed by text
[.]py$ # extension .py
"""%curModule, re.VERBOSE|re.IGNORECASE)
else:
(sorry, I don't know how to keep the indentation.)
Note that curModule, an arbitrary string, is being treated as a regular expression rather than a verbatim string. Hence the crash when it is an invalid regular expression like "++".
Fixing this requires quoting the special characters in curModule. An example of how to do this can be found in the new version of Vocola, 2.5.5:
# Load command files for specific applicationdef loadSpecificFiles(self, module):
special = re.compile(r'([][()^$.+*?{\\])')
pattern = "^" + special.sub(r'\\\1', module)
pattern += "(_[^@]*)?(@" + special.sub(r'\\\1', self.machine)
pattern += ")?\.vcl$"
p = re.compile(pattern)
It shouldn't be too hard to adapt this to the NatLink case.
I made the changes you
I made the changes you indicated. For reference, here is the changed module (I can't indent either):
if curModule:special = re.compile(r'([][()^$.+*?{\\])')
pattern = "^(" + special.sub(r'\\\1', curModule)+"(_\w+)?)"
pattern += "[.]py$"
pat = re.compile(pattern,re.VERBOSE|re.IGNORECASE)
Just for future reference, how do you debug natlink code? I just keep trying and occasionally put in a displayText call every now and then, but there's got to be a better way.
reckoner wrote: I made the
I made the changes you indicated. For reference, here is the changed module (I can't indent either):
if curModule:special = re.compile(r'([][()^$.+*?{\\])')
pattern = "^(" + special.sub(r'\\\1', curModule)+"(_\w+)?)"
pattern += "[.]py$"
pat = re.compile(pattern,re.VERBOSE|re.IGNORECASE)
Just for future reference, how do you debug natlink code? I just keep trying and occasionally put in a displayText call every now and then, but there's got to be a better way.
For future reference, you can use the <pre> and </pre> tags (which retain formatting) instead of the <code> and </code> tags.
Using it, your above code looks like this:
if curModule: special = re.compile(r'([][()^$.+*?{\\])') pattern = "^(" + special.sub(r'\\\1', curModule)+"(_\w+)?)" pattern += "[.]py$" pat = re.compile(pattern,re.VERBOSE|re.IGNORECASE)You will notice that it retained the original indentation and the blank line you had at the bottom.
Hope that helps!
Skip
Thanks! Like Q., I also
Thanks! Like Q., I also mostly use print's to debug.
Thanks reckoner, I will test
Thanks reckoner, I will test them on my system also.
Testing: unimacro has some unittest things now. unittest unimacro
Testing natlink is also brought under unittest procedures, look in the PyTest folder of natlink on sourceforge.
Debugging mostly by inserting print statements or a debug options. Look in natlinkmain.py for examples, eg debugLoad = 0 (or 1, 2, ...).
Other debugging methods are very hard to do.
Quintijn
Debugging Natlink
I did find a way to debug Natlink with breakpoints and the ability to attach to process. Unfortunately it costs money. I'm considering buying it but if anyone knows an open-source alternative I'd be interested. The method I've discovered is as follows:
1. Install Wing IDE http://www.wingware.com/, you can get a 30 day trial but after that it costs $35.
2. Install perl (required for changes to vocola generator)
3. Add the line: import wingdbstub, to the file:
C:\Program Files\NatLink\Vocola\Exec\vcl2py.pl
sub emit_file_header
...
import wingdbstub #add this
import win32api
import win32com.client
import natlink
...
4. Change the file
C:\Program Files\NatLink\macrosystem\_vocola_main.py
The line: usePerl = 0 needs to be changed to:
usePerl = 1
5. Make a few settings changes in Wing IDE.
Table of Contents >> Wing IDE Personal Reference Manual >> Advanced Debugging Topics >> Debugging Externally Launched Code
6. Restart Dragon, and you should be able to use wingdb.
It really isn't that difficult, and can be very helpful.
Again, if anyone has any open source ways to do this... I'd love to know.
Derek