No module named Npp

Alan Kilborn

You are in an area where I don’t think I can provide further help, but @dail is typing, so… :)

Alina Gubanova

@Alan-Kilborn thanks for your help anyway!

guy038

Hello, @alina-gubanova, @alan-kilborn, and All,

Among my numerous portable versions of Notepad++, installed on my laptop, I considered the most recent one, where the Python script was installed => I tested the Alina’s script with Notepad++ v7.6.3 !

As this version is located in D:\@@\763\... :

First, I created a folder named D:\@@\763\Test
Then I created two ANSI files, in folder Test
I opened N++ v7.6.3 and the Python console
I used the Python script, below which worked as expected : The two files, in the Test folder, have been saved with the new UTf-8 encoding, without any trouble !

import os;
import sys;
import Npp;
from Npp import notepad

filePathSrc="D:\\@@\\763\\Test" # Path to the folder with files to convert

for root, dirs, files in os.walk(filePathSrc):
    for fn in files:
        if fn[-4:] == '.txt':
             notepad.open(root + "\\" + fn)
             console.write(root + "\\" + fn + "\r\n")
             notepad.runMenuCommand("Encoding", "Convert to UTF-8")
             notepad.save()
notepad.close()

and after executing the script, it wrote, on console :

Python 2.7.15 (v2.7.15:ca079a3ea3, Apr 30 2018, 16:22:17) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
Initialisation took 125ms
Ready.
D:\@@\763\Test\File_1.txt
D:\@@\763\Test\File_2.txt

As you can see, in the script :

Of course, I just changed the value of the variable filePathSrc
I also changed the line :

         notepad.runMenuCommand("Encoding", "Convert to UTF-8 without BOM")

by the line :

         notepad.runMenuCommand("Encoding", "Convert to UTF-8")

This detail supposes that @alina-gubanova is using, a very old version of N++ ;-))

Best Regards,

guy038

dail

@Alina-Gubanova How are you launching the script? Inside of Notepad++?

Alina Gubanova

@dail yes.
So these are my steps:
Run -> Python (where I saved C:…\Python2.7\Lib\idlelib\idle.py “$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)”) -> IDLE opens up in a new window -> press F5 -> Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\agubanova\Notepad++\plugins\PythonScript\scripts\new script.py", line 3, in <module> import Npp; ImportError: No module named Npp

Alina Gubanova

@guy038 thank you so much for putting your time in such a detailed explanation. I should definitely update my N++ version :)
I followed every step of your explanation, and I still get an error. When you Run the script what is the directory that you use?

I suspect mine could be wrong. Is it C:…\Python2.7\Lib\idlelib\idle.py “$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)” ?

Alan Kilborn

@Alina-Gubanova said:

So these are my steps

You could have said that in the beginning and saved some time. You can’t run a Pythonscript that way. It isn’t going to know about the special “notepad” objects. You have to run it from the Pythonscript menu, as I said earlier.

guy038

Hi, @alina-gubanova,

Before, describing the tree structure of my D:\@à\763 folder, note two points :

The install folder of a portable N++ version must be different from, either, C\Program files and C\Program files (x86)
Any local installation of Notepad++ needs the zero-length file, doLocalConf.xml, along with the executable notepad++.exe

This file, installed by default, assures you that any file created and/or handled by Notepad++, will be located inside the installation folder ;-))

Depending of your system, follow one of these links, below, to download the last portable N++ v7.7.1

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.7.1/npp.7.7.1.bin.zip

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.7.1/npp.7.7.1.bin.x64.zip

Just create any folder in your system and extract the contents of the archive in this folder !

On the other hand, I’m using the PythonScript v1.3.0.0 ( PythonScript_Full_1.3.0.0.zip ) but you’ll find the latest release v1.4.0.0 , below :

https://github.com/bruderstein/PythonScript/releases

Note that, from N++ version v7.6 and above, there’s a new organization of plugins, in the Plugins folder. From now on, any plugin, let’s say myFirstPlugin.dll, must be moved inside a folder named the same way, so myFirstPlugin !

OK, as promised, here is the tree structure of my D:\@@\763 folder :

D:\@@\763
	\
	|
	|-- autoCompletion (folder)
	|                \
	|                |-- ".xml" files
	|
	|
	|-- localization (folder)
	|              \
	|              |-- ".xml" files
	|
	|
	|-- plugins (folder)
	|         \
	|         |
	|         |-- Config (folder)
	|         |        \
	|         |        |
	|         |        |-- Hunspell (folder)
	|         |        |          \
	|         |        |          |-- en_US.aff
	|         |        |          |
	|         |        |          |-- en_US.dic
	|         |        |
	|         |        |
	|         |        |-- PythonScript (folder)
	|         |        |              \
	|         |        |              |-- scripts (folder)
	|         |        |                        \
	|         |        |                         |-- Alina.py ( YOUR script )
	|         |        |
	|         |        |
	|         |        |-- ".ini" files
	|         |        |
	|         |        |
	|         |        |-- nppPluginList.dll
	|         |
	|         |
	|         |-- doc (folder)
	|         |     \
	|         |      |-- PythonScript(folder)
	|         |                     \
	|         |                     |-- _sources (folder)
	|         |                     |
	|         |                     |-- _static  (folder)
	|         |                     |
	|         |                     |-- ".html" files and Miscellaneous files
	|         |
	|         |
	|         |-- DSpellCheck (folder)
	|         |             \
	|         |             |-- DSpellCheck.dll
	|         |
	|         |
	|         |-- mineTools (folder)
	|         |           \
	|         |           |-- mineTools.dll
	|         |
	|         |
	|         |-- NppConverter (folder)
	|         |              \
	|         |              |-- NppConverter.dll
	|         |
	|         |
	|         |-- NppExport (folder)
	|         |           \
	|         |           |-- NppExport.dll
	|         |
	|         |
	|         |-- PythonScript (folder)
	|                        \
	|                        |-- lib (folder)
	|                        |     \
	|                        |      |-- Sub-folders
	|                        |      |
	|                        |      |-- ".py" files
	|                        |
	|                        |
	|                        |-- scripts (folder)
	|                        |         \
	|                        |         |-- Samples (folder)
	|                        |         |         \
	|                        |         |         |-- ".py" scripts
	|                        |         |
	|                        |         |-- startup.py
	|                        |
	|                        |
	|                        |-- PythonScript.dll  ( Version 1.3.0.0 )
	|
	|
	|-- Test
	|      \
	|      |-- File_1.txt
	|      |
	|      |-- File_2.txt
	|
	|
	|
	|-- themes (folder)
	|        \
	|        |-- ".xml" files
	|
	|
	|-- updater (folder)
	|         \
	|         |-- GUP.exe
	|         |
	|         |-- gup.xml
	|         |
	|         |-- libcurl.dll
	|
	|
	|-- doLocalConf.xml
	|
	|
	|-- Notepad++.exe  ( Version 7.6.3 )
	|
	|
	|-- python27.dll
	|
	|
	|-- SciLexer.dll
	|
	|
	|-- Some ".txt" files
	|
	|
	|-- Some ".xml" CONFIGURATION files

I Just hope that you’ll get some part useful !

Cheers,

guy038

Alina Gubanova

@Alan-Kilborn I apologize for the confusion. Followed the steps that were suggested by a coworker, so wasn’t aware of the issue. I’ll try running it that way. Thank you for your time

Alina Gubanova

@guy038 thank you so much for putting time into this and offering some useful advice! I’ll make sure to follow the steps and let you know!

dail

@Alan-Kilborn said:

@Alina-Gubanova said:

So these are my steps

You could have said that in the beginning and saved some time. You can’t run a Pythonscript that way. It isn’t going to know about the special “notepad” objects. You have to run it from the Pythonscript menu, as I said earlier.

My suspicion was correct :)

Alan Kilborn

@dail said:

My suspicion was correct

Yes, except technically the OP was launching it from within Notepad++. But…there are degrees of within, and when you are wanting to do operations with Python tight to the Scintilla and Notepad++ cores (the original script used the notepad object), you have to be REALLY within. :)

Run menu : sorta within, but mostly not because it is just telling Notepad++ to launch an external process
Pythonscript menu : really within, because it is using the Python interpreter part of the plugin (and can access the editor (Scintilla) and notepad (N++) objects.

And @dail, I know you know all this … I write it for the edification of other readers. :)

Alan Kilborn

@Alina-Gubanova said:

I apologize for the confusion. Followed the steps that were suggested by a coworker…

No apology needed – it slowed you down in getting a solution you needed, is all. Didn’t hurt me/us a bit. :)

Never trust those shifty coworkers!! ;)

Write back if you need more help. If you don’t need more help, just upvote the postings here that helped you most.

Alina Gubanova

@Alan-Kilborn Just to be very clear: I save the script that I need and then run it directly from the Pythonscript menu:
Plugins -> Python Scropt -> Scripts -> nameofmyscript.
Tried it just now, it seems like nothing is happening. It just opens a new window new1. Console is empty as well.
What step am I missing?

Alan Kilborn

@Alina-Gubanova

I think you are on the right track for running your script now.

I presume you are trying to run the original script you posted? If that’s the case, I don’t see any reason why a new1 window would be opened. Perhaps you should add some more console.write() statements to the script to attempt to track control flow?

Alina Gubanova

@Alan-Kilborn Now I just get Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\...\Notepad++\plugins\PythonScript\scripts\convertutf8.py", line 14, in <module> console.write() Boost.Python.ArgumentError: Python argument types in Console.write(Console) did not match C++ signature: write(class NppPythonScript::PythonConsole {lvalue}, class boost::python::api::object) when I added some console.write()

Alan Kilborn

Well, from the error message I’d assume that you put console.write() directly in your code. What I mean was to put something like console.write('got here!') at a strategic place or putting a variable name inside the parens, or…just in general some debugging techniques that one might do when programming Python without an IDE.

Like @guy038, when I run your original script on some test files, it seems to do what you intend.

I’m assuming you got this working script from a coworker as you hinted before. Perhaps asking him/her for help getting it going is a better path than us trying to help you from afar.

Alina Gubanova

@Alan-Kilborn Okay, will do! Thank you again!

guy038

Hello, @alina-gubanova,

I don’t really understand why you cannot get it straight. It should be practically obvious !

Create a folder, outside C\Program files..., on your configuration
Install a recent portable N++ version by extracting the archive’s contents inside this folder
Install a recent PythonScript release, by extracting the archive’s contents inside this folder
Verify that the tree structure, of this new installation folder of N++, is like in my previous post
Open Notepad++
Select the option Plugins > PythonScript > New Script
Enter a name for your script, let’s say Alina and click on the Save button

=> A new tab, Alina.py is, then, displayed

Paste the contents of your script, below, changing, of course, the value of the filePathSrc variable

import os;
import sys;
import Npp;
from Npp import notepad

filePathSrc="X:\\xxxxxxxxxxxxt" # Path to the folder with files to convert

for root, dirs, files in os.walk(filePathSrc):
    for fn in files:
        if fn[-4:] == '.txt':
             notepad.open(root + "\\" + fn)
             console.write(root + "\\" + fn + "\r\n")
             notepad.runMenuCommand("Encoding", "Convert to UTF-8")
             notepad.save()
notepad.close()

Save the Alina.py Python file
Close and restart Notepad++ ( IMPORTANT as your script will be found, inside the Python files list)
Choose the option Plugins > PythonScript > Show Console, just to visualize possible errors
Then, run your script, by selecting the option Plugins > PythonScript > Scripts > Alina

=> The absolute paths of all the files of your folder should be displayed on the Python console

Done ! Here we are ;-))

Best Regards,

guy038

Alina Gubanova

@guy038 Once again, I appreciate your time commitment and input into this issue. I too find it frustrating that I cannot get such an easy thing to work, and as you can see I obviously do not have much experience working with N++. I assure you, from what I am looking at, I have performed all of the steps that you have described correctly, but I will make sure to reinstall the newer version of n++ in case something went wrong during installation.