It might be related to this from the Wiki: http://wiki.mysticbbs.com/doku.php?id=python_install

i have done this. also in other scripts (mpy) i can use all sorts of python libs with no problem... either way i will do it again, just in case :) perhaps during an update on my system something went off. i also tried the script to
my main board, so it has to be something with my setup.

thanx for the help. :D

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It might be related to this from the Wiki: http://wiki.mysticbbs.com/doku.php?id=python_install

i have done this. also in other scripts (mpy) i can use all sorts of python libs with no problem... either way i will do it again, just in
case :) perhaps during an update on my system something went off. i also tried the script to my main board, so it has to be something with my setup.

I just tested the "msgread.mpy" that comes with Mystic and its working here with the latest builds. The error you're seeing is exactly the error I see when I don't recompile, but other than that I haven't seen the error before.

What Linux distro are you using?

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I just tested the "msgread.mpy" that comes with Mystic and its working here with the latest builds. The error you're seeing is exactly the
error I see when I don't recompile, but other than that I haven't seen
the error before.
What Linux distro are you using?

Lubuntu 18.10


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I just tested the "msgread.mpy" that comes with Mystic and its working here with the latest builds. The error you're seeing is exactly the
error I see when I don't recompile, but other than that I haven't seen
the error before.

I recompiled python2.7 but no luck... :( i am testing the example script in my main board and it works... i am testing it in my other pc, with A43 and A44... and it doesn't :( both are fresh installs with just a few messages in the two bases that come with the installation.

At least i know, that it's on my side :)

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I recompiled python2.7 but no luck... :( i am testing the example script in my main board and it works... i am testing it in my other pc, with
A43 and A44... and it doesn't :( both are fresh installs with just a few messages in the two bases that come with the installation.

Did you adjust the "ucs2/4" setting? Try running this and see if it matches what you're compiling with:

python -c "import sys; print('ucs2' if sys.maxunicode == 65535 else 'ucs4')"

Also could it be possible you have multiple Python versions installed?

I'm sorry if you already answered this but is this on a Pi?

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Did you adjust the "ucs2/4" setting? Try running this and see if it matches what you're compiling with:
python -c "import sys; print('ucs2' if sys.maxunicode == 65535 else 'ucs4')"

Python2 is compiled with UCS4, as written in the mystic wiki and also checked my version and it uses UCS4.

Also could it be possible you have multiple Python versions installed?

Perhaps... i currently have 2.7.15 and also 3.6 and 3.7 installed.

I'm sorry if you already answered this but is this on a Pi?

No, not on the Pi... actually on the Pi, the example script works fine. The problem is on my main computer, that runs Lubuntu 18.10.

Thank you for your help. I'll figure it out. As long it's not a Mystic bug (which is not), i will find the way to make it work :)

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