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Hello,

my distro opensuse tumbleweed made a Python-switch from 3.11 -> 3.13 so Playonlinux selects this newer version of python.

Unfortunately PlayOnLinux still uses the Pipes -Lib (which was removed in 3.13), look at this:

user@linux-0n99:~> /usr/share/playonlinux/playonlinux
Looking for python3... 3.13.2 - selected
/usr/share/playonlinux/python/mainwindow.py:708: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\|'
  self.SupprotedIconExt = "All|*.xpm;*.XPM;*.png;*.PNG;*.ico;*.ICO;*.jpg;*.JPG;*.jpeg;*.JPEG;*.bmp;*.BMP\
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/playonlinux/python/mainwindow.py", line 39, in <module>
    import lib.lng as lng
  File "/usr/share/playonlinux/python/lib/lng.py", line 6, in <module>
    from . import Variables
  File "/usr/share/playonlinux/python/lib/Variables.py", line 6, in <module>
    import wx, lib.playonlinux as playonlinux
  File "/usr/share/playonlinux/python/lib/playonlinux.py", line 8, in <module>
    import subprocess, shlex, pipes, wx
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pipes'

 

I guess we need a new python 3.13 ready version of PlayOnLinux or there is a possibility to select the older 3.11 version?

I have a temporarily solution.

1. Open /usr/share/playonlinux/python/lib/playonlinux.py
2. Remove: pipes, of the import section line ~8
3. Replace pipes.quote(x) with shlex.quote(x) in the lines ~376 and ~435

Save and start.

Thanks

Another solution

openSUSE Tumbleweed

With Discover install the flatpack container of Playonlinux instead of the rpm.

 

For retrieving your previous settings of Playonlinux

In /home/userid/.var/app/com.playonlinux.PlayOnLinux4/data/

rename PlayOnLinux by PlayOnLinux~

create the link PlayOnLinux -> /home/userid/.PlayOnLinux/

 

to launch an <app> use this command :

/usr/bin/flatpak run com.playonlinux.PlayOnLinux4 --run <app> %F

 

 

Edited by promeneur

 

I have a temporarily solution.

1. Open /usr/share/playonlinux/python/lib/playonlinux.py
2. Remove: pipes, of the import section line ~8
3. Replace pipes.quote(x) with shlex.quote(x) in the lines ~376 and ~435

Save and start.

 

Quote from daMajor

Edited by promeneur

Another solution.

Launch Playonlinux with the following statement :

 

POL_OS=Linux POL_USER_ROOT=/home/<user_id>/.PlayOnLinux/ APPLICATION_TITLE=PlayonLinux POL_PYTHON=python3.11 python3.11 /usr/share/playonlinux/python/mainwindow.py

 

With open§SUSE Tumbleweed two version of python are installed python 3.11 and 3.13.

 

Autre solution.

Lancez Playonlinux avec l'instruction suivante :

POL_OS=Linux POL_USER_ROOT=/home/<user_id>/.PlayOnLinux/ APPLICATION_TITLE=PlayonLinux POL_PYTHON=python3.11 python3.11 /usr/share/playonlinux/python/mainwindow.py

 

Avec open§SUSE Tumbleweed deux versions de python sont installées python 3.11 et 3.13.