Comment 31 for bug 482985

Hello David,
after a new install of ubuntu and a fresh install of Openshot I was out of
this issue. Nevertheless there is an upgrade of the package already
distributet - > so the error may be solved anyway.
Thanks für your remarks.
MrLintux
2010/3/26 David Robert Lewis <email address hidden>

> --------------------------------
> OpenShot (version 1.1.1)
> --------------------------------
> *** ERROR: MLT Python bindings failed to import ***
> *** ERROR: MLT Python bindings failed to import ***
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Error: OpenShot has not been installed in the Python path.
> (Both the site-packages and /usr/share/openshot folders were checked)
>
> Use the following command to install OpenShot:
> $ sudo python setup.py install
>
> Exception in thread Thread-1:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/threading.py", line 525, in __bootstrap_inner
> self.run()
> File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/openshot/classes/thumbnail.py", line
> 170, in run
> mlt.Factory().init()
> NameError: global name 'mlt' is not defined
>
> --
> openshot won't open in Ubuntu 9.10
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/482985
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in OpenShot Video Editor: Incomplete
> Status in Ubuntu: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Every time I try and open openshot it comes up with this error
> OpenShot (version 0.9.53)
> --------------------------------
> *** ERROR: MLT Python bindings failed to import ***
> *** ERROR: MLT Python bindings failed to import ***
> Exception in thread Thread-1:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/lib/python2.6/threading.py", line 525, in __bootstrap_inner
> self.run()
> File "/usr/share/openshot/classes/thumbnail.py", line 174, in run
> mlt.Factory().init()
> NameError: global name 'mlt' is not defined
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Error: OpenShot has not been installed in the Python path.
> (Both the site-packages and /usr/share/openshot folders were checked)
>
> Use the following command to install OpenShot:
> $ sudo python setup.py install
>
> user@user-desktop:~$ sudo python setup.py install
> [sudo] password for user:
> python: can't open file 'setup.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
>
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