Gimp, Python versions, and flatpak

[chrispanda]

Im sorry to have made you repeat yourself - I did find this answer eventually.  I've tried running a simple batch process by loading a 'hello world' script into the scripts directory and starting it with 

Code:

flatpak run  org.gimp.GIMP//beta --batch-interpreter python-fu-eval -i -b 'hello' --verbose

This fires up the script interpreter ok, but then fails with the error message:

Code:

GIMP-Error: Unable to run plug-in "hello.py"
(/home/chris/.config/GIMP/3.0/plug-ins/hello/hello.py)

Failed to execute child process “/home/chris/.config/GIMP/3.0/plug-ins/hello/hello.py” (Exec format error)

The plugin code:

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env python3

def run():
   print("Hello World!")

if __name__ == "__main__":
   print "Running as __main__ with args: %s" % sys.argv
   run()

which I thought should run since its running as a batch process.  

What I discovered does work is 

Code:

flatpak run  org.gimp.GIMP//beta --batch-interpreter python-fu-eval -i -b 'print("hello")'
hello
batch command executed successfully

so it looks as if the -b instruction is passing the argument directly to the interpreter, not treating it as a file name.


I'm stuck now.  I appreciate your suggestion that there might be simpler ways of doing what I'm trying to do, but to be honest I'm so nearly finished it seems a waste to start again.  Just need to get over this last hurdle!