Addons files with a dot in the name can't get Ednabled #105679

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Loïc DAUTRY · 2023-03-12T00:46:06+01:00

Loïc DAUTRY commented

2023-03-12 00:46:06 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows 11

Blender Version
Broken: 3.4
Worked: I don't know, it's been like this for years as far as I remember?

Short description of error

When installing an addon, may it be a single .py or a .zip file, such as addon.test.py, the user will get this error when trying to enable it:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\AppInstall\Blender\stable\blender-3.4.1+stable.55485cb379f7\3.4\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 333, in enable
    mod = __import__(module_name)
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'addon'

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
Create an addon (I used the text editor's addon template here), save it with any name with a dot such as addon.test.py.
In Edit > Preferences > Addons, install the addon, then try to enable it with the check mark.

This issue occurs for both .py and .zip addon files.

I guess the simple solution is that addon devs shouldn't provide addon files with dots in file names, but they do. In my personal experience, it isn't a rare occurrence. And in those case it's often the addon's version number with dots separators, sometimes auto-generated by the repository host.

Since non-tech-savy users never have the idea to simply rename the file, this lead to a bunch of addons which some user end up not using, thinking they are bugged out. (example)
Because of that, I thought maybe it would be better if the solution came from Blender directly?

Thanks!

**System Information** Operating system: Windows 11 **Blender Version** Broken: 3.4 Worked: I don't know, it's been like this for years as far as I remember? **Short description of error** When installing an addon, may it be a single .py or a .zip file, such as `addon.test.py`, the user will get this error when trying to enable it: ```python Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\AppInstall\Blender\stable\blender-3.4.1+stable.55485cb379f7\3.4\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 333, in enable mod = __import__(module_name) ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'addon' ``` **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** Create an addon (I used the text editor's addon template here), save it with any name with a dot such as `addon.test.py`. In Edit > Preferences > Addons, install the addon, then try to enable it with the check mark. This issue occurs for both .py and .zip addon files. I guess the simple solution is that addon devs shouldn't provide addon files with dots in file names, but they do. In my personal experience, it isn't a rare occurrence. And in those case it's often the addon's version number with dots separators, sometimes auto-generated by the repository host. Since non-tech-savy users never have the idea to simply rename the file, this lead to a bunch of addons which some user end up not using, thinking they are bugged out. ([example](https://github.com/wakatime/blender-wakatime/issues/1)) Because of that, I thought maybe it would be better if the solution came from Blender directly? Thanks!

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