"Python cannot open files in the “property list” format."

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"Python cannot open files in the “property list” format."

brandazzle opened this issue 2 years ago · comments

When attempting to use the application built with buildapp-select.command to open a plist, I get a popup with the following error: The document “config.plist” could not be opened. Python cannot open files in the “property list” format. This does not happen when the app is already open and I open the plist with Cmd-O or by double-clicking in Finder; it only happens when double-clicking on a plist file with the app listed as its default opening application, when the app is not already running.

CorpNewt · Answer 1 · Mon Mar 28 2022 21:53:28 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hey there - what version of python are you using, and where did you get it? I know the older "universal" installers from python.org had some issues with the .app bundle and tk, but as of 3.10.x, I've have no issues.

-CorpNewt

brandazzle · Answer 2 · Tue Mar 29 2022 04:10:45 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I'm using Python 3.10, from the latest Universal installer from python.org.

CorpNewt · Answer 3 · Tue Mar 29 2022 04:20:58 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Huh - that's odd, so am I and it works fine here. Can you zip up your copy of ProperTree.app and send it here?

-CorpNewt

brandazzle · Answer 4 · Wed Mar 30 2022 02:53:15 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Here it is

CorpNewt · Answer 5 · Wed Mar 30 2022 03:07:59 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

The shebang points to #!/usr/local/bin/python3 - could you try building it with the full path to the python bin?

For reference, here's mine: #!/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/bin/python3

-CorpNewt

brandazzle · Answer 6 · Wed Mar 30 2022 03:52:00 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I couldn't figure out how to change it before the build, so I modified the ProperTree.command within the built appbundle; this did not change the behavior.