rhythmbox and python

[Paul Dokas]

After the recent update to python, rhythmbox has ceased to function for me.
When I start it up, it simply exits.  With debugging turned on (-d option),
I get this:

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(19:23:26) [0x70807040] [rb_source_header_view_browser_changed_cb] rb-source-header.c:836: got view browser toggle
(19:23:26) [0x70807040] [rb_source_header_view_browser_changed_cb] rb-source-header.c:849: got view browser toggle
(19:23:26) [0x70807040] [rb_statusbar_set_property] rb-statusbar.c:325: selected source 0x70c14120
(19:23:26) [0x70807040] [rb_statusbar_sync_status] rb-statusbar.c:444: updating status with: '0 songs', '', -1.000000
(19:23:26) [0x70807040] [_uri_handle_recurse] rb-file-helpers.c:759: error enumerating file:///home/dokas/.gnome2/rhythmbox/plugins:
No such file or directory
(19:23:26) [0x70807040] [_uri_handle_recurse] rb-file-helpers.c:759: error enumerating
file:///home/dokas/.local/share/rhythmbox/plugins: No such file or directory
(19:23:26) [0x70807040] [rb_plugins_engine_load] rb-plugins-engine.c:116: Loading plugin:
/usr/local/lib/rhythmbox/plugins/artdisplay/artdisplay.rb-plugin
(19:23:26) [0x70807040] [rb_plugins_engine_load] rb-plugins-engine.c:206: Could not find 'Icon' in
/usr/local/lib/rhythmbox/plugins/artdisplay/artdisplay.rb-plugin
(19:23:26) [0x70807040] [rb_plugins_engine_load_cb] rb-plugins-engine.c:299: Plugin Cover art loaded
(19:23:26) [0x70807040] [rb_python_module_init] rb-python-module.c:420: Init of python module

and it exits.  I've only begun to look for the cause and am asking in case
someone has already found and fixed this.  Things I've tried so far:

  rebuild and reinstall python 2.6.6
  rebuild and reinstall the python modules on which rhythmbox depends:
    py26-cairo, py26-libxml, py26-gobject, py26-gtk, py26-gstreamer

Nothing has worked so far.


Oh, and this is on 8.1-RELEASE on both amd64 and i386.


Paul
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Paul Dokas                                     dokas at oitsec.umn.edu
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