Admiral Yi
July 5th, 2010, 10:56 AM
Hello,
I'm building an address book in python using quickly. I have created a new window, and copied the code for it from another window. I changed everything so it was correct for the new window, but there's a problem:
This is the (applicable) code for the preferences window(which I copied)
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
### BEGIN LICENSE
# This file is in the public domain
### END LICENSE
from desktopcouch.records.server import CouchDatabase
from desktopcouch.records.record import Record
import gtk
from pyaddressbook.helpers import get_builder
import gettext
from gettext import gettext as _
gettext.textdomain('pyaddressbook')
class PreferencesPyaddressbookDialog(gtk.Dialog):
__gtype_name__ = "PreferencesPyaddressbookDialog"
preferences = {}
def __new__(cls):
"""Special static method that's automatically called by Python when
constructing a new instance of this class.
Returns a fully instantiated PreferencesPyaddressbookDialog object.
"""
builder = get_builder('PreferencesPyaddressbookDialog')
new_object = builder.get_object("preferences_pyaddressbook_dialog")
new_object.finish_initializing(builder)
return new_object
def finish_initializing(self, builder):
"""Called while initializing this instance in __new__
finish_initalizing should be called after parsing the ui definition
and creating a PreferencesPyaddressbookDialog object with it in order to
finish initializing the start of the new PerferencesPyaddressbookDialog
instance.
Put your initialization code in here and leave __init__ undefined.
"""
# Get a reference to the builder and set up the signals.
self.builder = builder
self.builder.connect_signals(self)
# Set up couchdb and the preference info.
self._db_name = "pyaddressbook"
self._database = CouchDatabase(self._db_name, create=True)
self._preferences = None
self._key = None
# Set the record type and then initalize the preferences.
self._record_type = (
"http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Quickly/RecordTypes/Pyaddressbook/"
"Preferences")
self._preferences = self.get_preferences()
# TODO: code for other initialization actions should be added here
And this is the code for the new window (again, only the applicable bits):
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
### BEGIN LICENSE
# This file is in the public domain
### END LICENSE
import gtk
from pyaddressbook.helpers import get_builder
import gettext
from gettext import gettext as _
gettext.textdomain('pyaddressbook')
class NameAlreadyInAddressbookError(ValueError): pass
class AddNewDialog(gtk.Dialog):
__gtype_name__ = "AddNewDialog"
def __new__(cls):
"""Special static method that's automatically called by Python when
constructing a new instance of this class.
Returns a fully instantiated AboutPyaddressbookDialog object.
"""
builder = get_builder('AddNewDialog')
new_object = builder.get_object("add_new_address")
new_object.finish_initializing(builder)
return new_object
def finish_initializing(self, builder):
"""Called while initializing this instance in __new__
finish_initalizing should be called after parsing the ui definition
and creating a AboutPyaddressbookDialog object with it in order to
finish initializing the start of the new AboutPyaddressbookDialog
instance.
Put your initialization code in here and leave __init__ undefined.
"""
# Get a reference to the builder and set up the signals.
self.builder = builder
self.builder.connect_signals(self)
But when I try to run it I get this error:
File "/home/joseph/pyaddressbook/pyaddressbook/AddNewDialog.py", line 27, in __new__
new_object.finish_initializing(builder)
AttributeError: 'gtk.Dialog' object has no attribute 'finish_initializing'
I don't understand this. As far as I can tell, both the preferences window and the addnew window are gtk.Dialog windows, so why does one have this attribute and the other doesn't. In glade, both windows are the same type (Dialog windows). The code I removed after I copied it shouldn't effect this (I pasted it back in to check, but no joy). I tried commenting out the offending line. The code runs and the window appears when I click the right button, but nothing in it works and clicking the save button just quits the window, it doesn't run the code I have set it to run. Commenting out the same line in the preferences window code has the same effect on that window. I can't see what is wrong. I'm sure it's something obvious and simple. Any ideas?
I'm building an address book in python using quickly. I have created a new window, and copied the code for it from another window. I changed everything so it was correct for the new window, but there's a problem:
This is the (applicable) code for the preferences window(which I copied)
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
### BEGIN LICENSE
# This file is in the public domain
### END LICENSE
from desktopcouch.records.server import CouchDatabase
from desktopcouch.records.record import Record
import gtk
from pyaddressbook.helpers import get_builder
import gettext
from gettext import gettext as _
gettext.textdomain('pyaddressbook')
class PreferencesPyaddressbookDialog(gtk.Dialog):
__gtype_name__ = "PreferencesPyaddressbookDialog"
preferences = {}
def __new__(cls):
"""Special static method that's automatically called by Python when
constructing a new instance of this class.
Returns a fully instantiated PreferencesPyaddressbookDialog object.
"""
builder = get_builder('PreferencesPyaddressbookDialog')
new_object = builder.get_object("preferences_pyaddressbook_dialog")
new_object.finish_initializing(builder)
return new_object
def finish_initializing(self, builder):
"""Called while initializing this instance in __new__
finish_initalizing should be called after parsing the ui definition
and creating a PreferencesPyaddressbookDialog object with it in order to
finish initializing the start of the new PerferencesPyaddressbookDialog
instance.
Put your initialization code in here and leave __init__ undefined.
"""
# Get a reference to the builder and set up the signals.
self.builder = builder
self.builder.connect_signals(self)
# Set up couchdb and the preference info.
self._db_name = "pyaddressbook"
self._database = CouchDatabase(self._db_name, create=True)
self._preferences = None
self._key = None
# Set the record type and then initalize the preferences.
self._record_type = (
"http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Quickly/RecordTypes/Pyaddressbook/"
"Preferences")
self._preferences = self.get_preferences()
# TODO: code for other initialization actions should be added here
And this is the code for the new window (again, only the applicable bits):
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
### BEGIN LICENSE
# This file is in the public domain
### END LICENSE
import gtk
from pyaddressbook.helpers import get_builder
import gettext
from gettext import gettext as _
gettext.textdomain('pyaddressbook')
class NameAlreadyInAddressbookError(ValueError): pass
class AddNewDialog(gtk.Dialog):
__gtype_name__ = "AddNewDialog"
def __new__(cls):
"""Special static method that's automatically called by Python when
constructing a new instance of this class.
Returns a fully instantiated AboutPyaddressbookDialog object.
"""
builder = get_builder('AddNewDialog')
new_object = builder.get_object("add_new_address")
new_object.finish_initializing(builder)
return new_object
def finish_initializing(self, builder):
"""Called while initializing this instance in __new__
finish_initalizing should be called after parsing the ui definition
and creating a AboutPyaddressbookDialog object with it in order to
finish initializing the start of the new AboutPyaddressbookDialog
instance.
Put your initialization code in here and leave __init__ undefined.
"""
# Get a reference to the builder and set up the signals.
self.builder = builder
self.builder.connect_signals(self)
But when I try to run it I get this error:
File "/home/joseph/pyaddressbook/pyaddressbook/AddNewDialog.py", line 27, in __new__
new_object.finish_initializing(builder)
AttributeError: 'gtk.Dialog' object has no attribute 'finish_initializing'
I don't understand this. As far as I can tell, both the preferences window and the addnew window are gtk.Dialog windows, so why does one have this attribute and the other doesn't. In glade, both windows are the same type (Dialog windows). The code I removed after I copied it shouldn't effect this (I pasted it back in to check, but no joy). I tried commenting out the offending line. The code runs and the window appears when I click the right button, but nothing in it works and clicking the save button just quits the window, it doesn't run the code I have set it to run. Commenting out the same line in the preferences window code has the same effect on that window. I can't see what is wrong. I'm sure it's something obvious and simple. Any ideas?