Troubleshooting Python plugin to load an XCF file

[TimorousMe]

(03-19-2021, 04:56 PM)Ofnuts Wrote: See the debug tips, in particular:

1. Run the script in a terminal: python youscript.py. This won't run (ImportError: No module named gimpfu) but should report the more blatant syntax errors
   
2. Add a big visible output line (print "***********************") at the top of your script
   
3. Start Gimp in a terminal and
   • Check that you get the "*********************" line
     
   • Check for errors immediately after
     

This said, your plugin registers correctly for me and appears in the PDB and in the menus...

Code:

➤> [x for x in dir(pdb) if 'open_xcf' in x]
['python_fu_open_xcf']

This line ended up working in my script:

• image = pdb.gimp_xcf_load(file, file)
  

This line I deleted: 

• layer  = pdb.gimp_image_get_active_layer(image)
  

Thanks everyone.