Python Nautilus Context Menu Extension

[TheOz]

I'm trying to add simple Menu Item into nautilus context menu, with python-nautilus.

But the script seems to don't run. I've placed it into
/usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-1.0/python/ with chmod 755.

import gtk
import nautilus
import os

def alert(message):
    """A function to debug"""
    dialog = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_INFO, gtk.BUTTONS_CLOSE, message)
    dialog.run()
    dialog.destroy()

class TestExtension(nautilus.MenuProvider):
	def __init__(self):
		pass

	def get_file_items(self, window, files):
		items = []
		"""Called when the user selects a file in Nautilus."""
		item = nautilus.MenuItem("NautilusPython::test_item", "Test", "Test")
		item.connect("activate", self.menu_activate_cb, files)
		items.append(item)
		return items

	def menu_activate_cb(self, menu, files):
		"""Called when the user selects the menu."""
		for name in files:
			alert(name)

Thanks

[WinterWeaver]

I think you are supposed to have the following on your first line

#!/usr/bin/env python

if you dont have that line, then you will have to run the script directly with python.

[TheOz]

unfortunatly the solution is not so easier...
the script doesn't run again

[macross3003]

I'm having the same issue, any solution here?

[llonesmiz]

According to /usr/share/doc/python-nautilus/examples/README in order to test your extensions you need to do this:

To try any of the examples, copy them over to:

/usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-1.0/python/
or:
~/.nautilus/python-extensions/

Then restart nautilus.

Hint: if you're testing an extension that you're developing, it may
be useful to start a 'private' instance of nautilus, like this:
$ mkdir /tmp/testing
$ export TMPDIR=/tmp/testing
$ nautilus --no-desktop

There are some examples in /usr/share/doc/python-nautilus/examples/ that you could try to modify to suit your needs.

Edit: I've realized that there is a bug in the package "python-nautilus" https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus-python/+bug/145811 . You can download a fixed package from here https://edge.launchpad.net/%7Ejonner/+archive (I couldn't install ppa5 but ppa4 works fine).