Not Working (probably because of python 3.8)

[debnath-d]

Executing /usr/lib/plasma-hud/plasma-hud gives:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/plasma-hud/plasma-hud", line 664, in <module>
    session_bus = dbus.SessionBus()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/dbus/_dbus.py", line 212, in __new__
    return Bus.__new__(cls, Bus.TYPE_SESSION, private=private,
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/dbus/_dbus.py", line 102, in __new__
    bus = BusConnection.__new__(subclass, bus_type, mainloop=mainloop)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 124, in __new__
    bus = cls._new_for_bus(address_or_type, mainloop=mainloop)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NotSupported: Using X11 for dbus-daemon autolaunch was disabled at compile time, set your DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS instead

[debnath-d]

Is it possible to use this with virtualenv/pipenv and for normal user (installing it in user's home directory?)

[Zren]

Are you using wayland? I'm using Python 3.8 too in Manjaro (X11) and it works.

$ python --version
Python 3.8.2

[debnath-d]

I'm not using wayland

[Zren]

https://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-python/tutorial.html#setting-up-an-event-loop

mentions:

dbus_loop = DBusGMainLoop()
bus = dbus.SessionBus(mainloop=dbus_loop)

which I'm not doing here (I don't really think that's the problem):
https://github.com/Zren/plasma-hud/blob/master/usr/lib/plasma-hud/plasma-hud#L663

There's also this that mentions calling dbus-launch as a subprocess, then retrieving the environment variables from that subprocess.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2143785/python-dbus-session-bus-x11-dependency

[Zren]

Though if you do manage to "launch a dbus" for that line there (to setup the Alt shortcut), it'll probably also fail when it fetches the menu items here. It might not though.

https://github.com/Zren/plasma-hud/blob/master/usr/lib/plasma-hud/plasma-hud#L456