Public bug reported: I am totally unable to use this library in python 2.7. With the latest ubuntu package i am unable to:
>>> from gi.repository import GExiv2 I got a: ImportError: cannot import name GExiv2 # python2.7 Python 2.7.4 (default, Sep 26 2013, 03:20:56) [GCC 4.7.3] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> from gi.repository import GExiv2 Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> ImportError: No module named gi.repository The import works well with python3. # python3 Python 3.3.1 (default, Sep 25 2013, 19:30:50) [GCC 4.7.3] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> from gi.repository import GExiv2 >>> But if i try to locate: $ locate GExiv2.py /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/overrides/GExiv2.py /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gi/overrides/GExiv2.py # dpkg -l| grep exiv ii gir1.2-gexiv2-0.4 0.6.1-0ubuntu1 i386 GObject introspection data for the gexiv2 library ii libexiv2-12 0.23-1 i386 EXIF/IPTC metadata manipulation library ii libgexiv2-2 0.6.1-0ubuntu1 i386 GObject-based wrapper around the Exiv2 library ** Affects: gexiv2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1234422 Title: Cannot import in python2.7 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gexiv2/+bug/1234422/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs