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Openshot stopped working on my friend's laptop. Running it in a terminal produces this. I suspect a python library it needs was removed.

------------------------- ERROR 1 ------------------------------
Failed to import 'from openshot import main'
Error Message: cannot import name main
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------------------------- ERROR 2 ------------------------------
Failed to import 'from openshot.openshot import main'
Error Message: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'set_cursor'
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Tried:

  • Reinstalling openshot
  • Searching for the error reveals this bug, but I don't have the locale problem.
fossfreedom
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Jorge Castro
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3 Answers3

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Try renaming the openshot config folder and restarting openshot i.e.

mv ~/.openshot ~/.openshot_backup
openshot

N.B. looking at the OpenShot forums - this solution is frequently quoted for these short of python issue.

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fossfreedom
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I had the same problem, all was working fine but suddenly openshot stop functioning!

I've found a solution:

  1. First i reinstalled ffmpeg...
  2. Then i uninstalled openshot
  3. I cleaned up after with Ubuntu tweak...
  4. After that i manually delete the folder .openshot in my personal files (use Crlt H, to see the hidden files)...
  5. Rebooted my pc...
  6. Finally i reinstalled openshot...

And it worked just fine ... :D

user.dz
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Tete zepeda
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It's a problem in the ~/.openshot/config.xml file.
I don't know if it's a rule, but in my case it's always related to the <vpane_position> value.

Replacing in a broken file: 

<vpane_position>700</vpane_position>

with the deault value: 

<vpane_position>375</vpane_position>

for me does the trick.

If it works for you, for safety, you could create a backup of a working config.xml file to be able to restore it without loosing your actual configuration: 

cp ~/.openshot/config.xml ~/.openshot/config.xml.backup
Thomas
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