Syntax error in rmview.py?

[bordaigorl]

Syntax error in rmview.py?

[bordaigorl]

Syntax errors are a telltale sign that you might be using Python 2 instead of Python 3.
I would adivse you to manage your python versions with pyenv.
What does python --version return?

[Cindy-Jie-01]

Oh yes, that's a problem. How do you make python call python3? I do have it downloaded. (on Mac)

[bordaigorl]

That depends a lot on the OS you are using.
In general it is a good idea to use pyenv to manage multiple versions on the same system.
If you think you installed Python 3, you should be able to call python3 and pip3 from your console.

[Cindy-Jie-01]

Another issue came up, and I'm not sure what's going on:

File "/Downloads/rmview-vnc/src/rmview/rmview.py", line 5, in
from . import resources
ImportError: attempted relative import with no known parent package

[bordaigorl]

Are you following the instructions on the Readme or doing something different?
If you do pip3 install . from the root folder of the repo, you should then be able to just run rmview from the console.
If you want to manually run the script, you should use python3 -m rmview.

[Cindy-Jie-01]

I am following the instructions on the Readme, but for me pip3 install . would not work, so I had to install twisted and the other packages separately. I'm not sure where things went wrong.

[bordaigorl]

What is the error you get if you run pip3 install .? Which operating system are you using?
If you give me more info on the precise errors you are getting I can try and help.

[Cindy-Jie-01]

I'm on Mac OS the latest version and I have X code installed. When I run pip3 install . I get:

ERROR: Directory '.' is not installable. Neither 'setup.py' nor 'pyproject.toml' found.

Thanks for the help! I do not know if this is helpful or not, but the rmview-vnc folder is currently in my downloads folder.

[bordaigorl]

Ah I was suspecting that. You need to run pip3 install . from the top-level folder of rmview.
This most likely means running cd ~/Downloads/rmview-vnc on the console, but it really depends on where you downloaded rmview.

[Cindy-Jie-01]

It installed! What's the proper command line for running the application? Just to make sure I don't do it wrong.

[bordaigorl]

rmview should now work from anywhere, type it in the console and the app should launch.
It is possible to have a launcher but that's a bit more involved.

[Cindy-Jie-01]

I get this message when running it: "I could not connect to the reMarkable at 10.11.99.1:
No authentication methods available." Does that mean I have to connect to the remarkable via ssh first? (I do have my remarkable plugged in to my computer.)

[bordaigorl]

The simplest way is to provide your tablet password in the config file as documented in the Readme.
I am in the middle of making the config part more user-friendly so unfortunately you got a version that does not ask for the password by default.
The most convenient way would be to setup ssh so you can authenticate using a key.

[Cindy-Jie-01]

Where do I put the config file? I tried under the rmview-vnc folder where the example.json is located, but that didn't work, so I tried the src folder, but that also did not work. I named my file test.json and ran rmview [test]

[bordaigorl]

The [config] instructions use the common notation of enclosing in square brackets the parameters that are optional.
So the right way for you to invoke the script is rmview test.json. This assumes you are running rmview from the folder where test.json is. Otherwise you need to specify the full path, like rmview ~/Downloads/rmview-vnc/test.json.

[Cindy-Jie-01]

Thank you! Last question, when I set background_color to black, the window is still white. Is black not a recognized color?

[bordaigorl]

Ah no, there's a typo! It should be bg_color instead of background_color!
Thanks for reporting.
In any case that setting changes the background of the window, the area where the tablet's screen is reproduced will still have white background.