Problem with addons version names if numbers and dots #91509

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ManBlender · 2021-09-19T00:27:06+02:00

ManBlender commented

2021-09-19 00:27:06 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.18362-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 466.77

Blender Version
Broken: version: 3.0.0 Alpha, branch: master, commit date: 2021-09-17 15:08, hash: 6cf734a2e5
Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected)

Short description of error
I have error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "E:\\blender-3.0.0-alpha+master.6cf734a2e5d2-windows.amd64-release\3.0\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 351, in enable
    mod = __import__(module_name)
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'MACHIN3tools-0'

https://github.com/machin3io/MACHIN3tools

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
I trying install the addon by .zip but error.
Then I try to change Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.0\scripts\addons\MACHIN3tools-0.8 to MACHIN3tools and working.
This mind that blender not accepting the 0.8

I meet this problem from blender 2.92 time ago and next versions.

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.18362-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 466.77 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 3.0.0 Alpha, branch: master, commit date: 2021-09-17 15:08, hash: `6cf734a2e5` Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected) **Short description of error** I have error: ``` Traceback (most recent call last): File "E:\\blender-3.0.0-alpha+master.6cf734a2e5d2-windows.amd64-release\3.0\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 351, in enable mod = __import__(module_name) ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'MACHIN3tools-0' ``` https://github.com/machin3io/MACHIN3tools **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** I trying install the addon by .zip but error. Then I try to change Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.0\scripts\addons\MACHIN3tools-0.8 to MACHIN3tools and working. This mind that blender not accepting the 0.8 I meet this problem from blender 2.92 time ago and next versions.

ManBlender commented

2021-09-19 00:27:06 +02:00

Added subscriber: @ManBlender

Robert Guetzkow commented

2021-09-19 00:36:42 +02:00

Closed as duplicate of #83133

Robert Guetzkow closed this issue

2021-09-19 00:36:42 +02:00

Robert Guetzkow commented

2021-09-19 00:37:46 +02:00

Added subscriber: @rjg

Robert Guetzkow commented

2021-09-19 00:37:46 +02:00

Dots separate python modules, hence they are not permitted in the directory/module names. See also patches D12071 and D9731 that were rejected for this reason.

Dots separate python modules, hence they are not permitted in the directory/module names. See also patches [D12071](https://archive.blender.org/developer/D12071) and [D9731](https://archive.blender.org/developer/D9731) that were rejected for this reason.

ManBlender commented

2021-09-19 00:40:30 +02:00

What is final solution for this? Maybe the best is to change in Roaming dot . for _ while files are instaled ?

Robert Guetzkow commented

2021-09-19 00:46:40 +02:00

@ManBlender The developer needs to create the zip file properly and not rely on the auto-generated zip that GitHub creates for releases. In this particular case, you can either create the zip file with proper naming yourself or download it from the officially advertised sources where the developer publishes the add-on (see documentation ).

@ManBlender The developer needs to create the zip file properly and not rely on the auto-generated zip that GitHub creates for releases. In this particular case, you can either create the zip file with proper naming yourself or download it from the officially advertised sources where the developer publishes the add-on (see [documentation ](https://machin3.io/MACHIN3tools/docs/#download)).

ManBlender commented

2021-09-19 00:51:35 +02:00

Strange.. coz if addon is github, and exist some version with dots.. what thats mind? Author under tests not meet problems? Or this only on windows not linux?
It's looks like impossible for authors to not meet this problems. Also why the still using dots in repo? Thats intresting. I always renaming these files and code around coz sometimes subdirs also have dots.

Strange.. coz if addon is github, and exist some version with dots.. what thats mind? Author under tests not meet problems? Or this only on windows not linux? It's looks like impossible for authors to not meet this problems. Also why the still using dots in repo? Thats intresting. I always renaming these files and code around coz sometimes subdirs also have dots.

Robert Guetzkow commented

2021-09-19 02:04:08 +02:00

@ManBlender When you tag a release on GitHub, it automatically creates a zip file where the top directory has the version number appended (the version number contains dots). Since the places you are supposed to download/buy this particular add-on are blendermarket and gumroad (see the linked documentation), the developer likely didn't think it was necessary to provide a ready-to-use zip file on GitHub.

Pratik Borhade referenced this issue

2023-03-13 06:15:19 +01:00

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

Pratik Borhade referenced this issue

2023-04-03 05:47:21 +02:00

Loading a plugin with dots in the zip name fails in Blender 3.x #106408

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