I am working through Vince's How-To
<https://github.com/vinceskahan/weewx/blob/main/weewx-sdr-howto/howto.txt> and
all goes well until I run a station reconfigure and it throws an error I do not
understand.
WeeWx 5.2 in a venv
Ubuntu VM in Parallels
Mac mini M1
===============
RTL_433 is properly installed a runs `rtl_433 -M utc -F json -f 915M -R 297 -C
customary` just fine:
rtl_433 version 25.12-29-g0efbda9a branch master at 202602251314 inputs file
rtl_tcp RTL-SDR with TLS
New defaults active, use "-Y classic -s 250k" if you need the old defaults
Use "-F log" if you want any messages, warnings, and errors in the console.
Detached kernel driver
Found Rafael Micro R828D tuner
RTL-SDR Blog V4 Detected
Exact sample rate is: 1000000.026491 Hz
Allocating 15 zero-copy buffers
{"time" : "2026-03-01 19:16:17", "model" : "ThermoPro-TP211B", "id" : 6874,
"temperature_F" : 84.380, "mic" : "CHECKSUM"}
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Reconfigure output:
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weectl station reconfigure --config=/home/house/weewx-data/sdr.conf
--driver=user.sdr
Using configuration file /home/house/weewx-data/sdr.conf
Processing configuration file /home/house/weewx-data/sdr.conf
Give a description of the station. This will be used for the title of reports.
description [Dinkins Bayou Water Temps]:
Specify altitude, with units 'foot' or 'meter'. For example:
35, foot
12, meter
altitude [20, foot]:
Specify latitude in decimal degrees, negative for south.
latitude [26.479936]:
Specify longitude in decimal degrees, negative for west.
longitude [-82.174106]:
Choose a unit system for the reports. Later, you can modify
your choice, or choose a combination of units. Unit systems
include:
us (ºF, inHg, in, mph)
metricwx (ºC, mbar, mm, m/s)
metric (ºC, mbar, cm, km/h)
unit system [us]:
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:237: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
TS = re.compile('^\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d \d\d:\d\d:\d\d[\s]+')
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:335: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
TS_PATTERN = re.compile('(\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d \d\d:\d\d:\d\d)')
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:556: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
RAIN = re.compile('Total rain fall since last reset: ([\d.]+)')
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:557: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
MSG = re.compile('Msg (\d+), (.*)')
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:558: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
MSG31 = re.compile('Wind ([\d.]+) kmph / ([\d.]+) mph ([\d.]+).*rain gauge
([\d.]+) in')
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:559: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
MSG38 = re.compile('Wind ([\d.]+) kmph / ([\d.]+) mph, ([\d.-]+) C ([\d.-]+)
F ([\d.]+) % RH')
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:735: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
PATTERN = re.compile('0x([0-9a-fA-F]+) Ch ([A-C]): ([\d.-]+) C ([\d.-]+) F
([\d]+) % RH')
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:895: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
PATTERN = re.compile('0x([0-9a-fA-F]+) - (1R|2F): ([\d.-]+) C ([\d.-]+) F')
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:947: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
PATTERN = re.compile('0x([0-9a-fA-F]+) Ch (.) Msg Type 0x([0-9a-fA-F]+):
([\d.-]+) ([CF]) ([\d.]+) % RH Strikes ([\d]+) Distance ([\d.]+)')
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:1130: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) F'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:1131: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Humidity': ['humidity', re.compile('([\d.]+) %'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:1442: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:1443: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Humidity': ['humidity', re.compile('([\d.]+) %'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:1616: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:1618: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'humidity', re.compile('([\d.]+) %'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:1780: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
['temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)]
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:1812: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Temperature': ['temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)]
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:1919: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
['temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:1920: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Humidity': ['humidity', re.compile('([\d.]+) %'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:1922: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
['pressure', re.compile('([\d.-]+) hPa'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2294: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2295: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Humidity': ['humidity', re.compile('([\d.]+) %'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2339: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2340: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Wind Strength': ['wind_speed', re.compile('([\d.]+) km/h'), lambda x:
float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2341: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Direction': ['wind_dir', re.compile('([\d.]+) '), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2410: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Rain': ['rain_total', re.compile('([\d.]+) '), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2534: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'wind_speed', re.compile('([\d.]+) m/s'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2537: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2540: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'rain_total', re.compile('([\d.]+) mm'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2689: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Temperature': ['temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2759: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
['rain_rate', re.compile('([\d.]+) in'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2761: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
['rain_total', re.compile('([\d.]+) in'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2792: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Temperature': ['temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2793: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Humidity': ['humidity', re.compile('([\d.]+) %'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2794: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Pressure': ['pressure', re.compile('([\d.]+) mbar'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2840: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Temperature': ['temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2841: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Humidity': ['humidity', re.compile('([\d.]+) %'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2842: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Pressure': ['pressure', re.compile('([\d.]+) mbar'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2890: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2891: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Humidity': ['humidity', re.compile('([\d.]+) %'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2941: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2943: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'temperature_F', re.compile('([\d.-]+) F'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2944: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Humidity': ['humidity', re.compile('([\d.]+) %'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:2982: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
['temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x : float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3018: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
['temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x : float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3053: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
['uv_index', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x : float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3088: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'UV Index': ['uv_index', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3128: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'wind_gust', re.compile('([\d.]+) m'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3130: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'wind_speed', re.compile('([\d.]+) m'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3132: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'wind_dir', re.compile('([\d.]+) degrees'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3169: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Celcius': ['temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3207: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Celcius': ['temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3208: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Humidity': ['humidity', re.compile('([\d.]+) %'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3209: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Pressure': ['pressure', re.compile('([\d.]+) mPa'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3333: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
['temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x : float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3335: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
['humidity', re.compile('([\d.-]+) %'), lambda x : float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3412: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'temperature', re.compile('([\d.-]+) C'), lambda x: float(x)],
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3413: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
'Humidity': ['humidity', re.compile('([\d.]+) %'), lambda x: float(x)]}
/home/house/weewx-data/bin/user/sdr.py:3584: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape
sequence '\d'
TS_PATTERN = re.compile('(\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d \d\d:\d\d:\d\d)[\s]+:*(.*)')
You can register the station on weewx.com, where it will be included in a
map. If you choose to register, you will also need a unique URL to identify
the station (such as a website, or a WeatherUnderground link).
register this station (y/n)? [n]
Saving configuration file /home/house/weewx-data/sdr.conf
Saved old configuration file as /home/house/weewx-data/sdr.conf.20260301143214
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