OpenEV does not start because of Python error

[jratike80]

Hi,

I installed OpenEV with the OSGeo4W installer today but it does not start. The error is

C:\OSGeo4w\bin>openev.bat

_path=C:\OSGeo4w\apps\Python27\Scripts
OSGEO4W home is C:\OSGeo4w
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\OSGeo4w\apps\openev\pymod\openev.py", line 80, in <module>
    import gviewapp
  File "C:\OSGeo4w\apps\openev\pymod\gviewapp.py", line 136, in <module>
    import gtk
  File "C:\OSGeo4w\apps\openev\pymod\gtk.py", line 844
    def set_policy(self, as, ag, autos):
                          ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[warmerdam]

I see the same problem, but only if I run openev.bat within C:\OSGeo4W\bin. If I run it somewhere else, I get proper behavior. I believe that is because if you run it from within the bin directory the local DLLs take precidence over other special version DLLs required by OpenEV. I don't forsee an easy way to fix this.

On that basis I'm going to tentatively close this ticket, but I'm open to suggestions.

[jratike80]

Well, perhaps the main problem is then that OSGeo4W installer creates me a shortcut that looks like this

"C:\Windows\system32\ " C:\OSGeo4w\bin\openev.bat

Because the shortcut did not work I tried to run the batch file directly with the result I reported earlier