Comments for Collin's Code http://collincode.wordpress.com Lots of Random Python Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:43:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Google Chat History Downloader by hamdanil http://collincode.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/google-chat-history-downloader/#comment-72 hamdanil Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:43:00 +0000 http://collincode.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-72 Hi again, nevermind the message above I managed to learn how to use easy_install. Now I can run the program, however I can't login and it gives an error message: GmailLoginFailure("Login failed. (Wrong username/password?)") even though I entered the right username and password I tried giving the username as "username@gmail.com" and "username". but none of them work. Do you know why? thanks Hi again,
nevermind the message above I managed to learn how to use easy_install.
Now I can run the program, however I can’t login and it gives an error message:
GmailLoginFailure(“Login failed. (Wrong username/password?)”)
even though I entered the right username and password
I tried giving the username as “username@gmail.com” and “username”. but none of them work. Do you know why? thanks

]]> Comment on Google Chat History Downloader by hamdanil http://collincode.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/google-chat-history-downloader/#comment-71 hamdanil Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:50:00 +0000 http://collincode.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-71 Hi colin, do you have an executable for this downloader? I never use python before, but apparently your program has some dependencies which must be downloaded too. When I download a dependency that is missing, it says another dependency is missing, and so on until I got tired. Is there an executable that I can just run? or is there a list of dependency that I need to download? Hi colin,
do you have an executable for this downloader?
I never use python before, but apparently your program has some dependencies which must be downloaded too. When I download a dependency that is missing, it says another dependency is missing, and so on until I got tired. Is there an executable that I can just run? or is there a list of dependency that I need to download?

]]> Comment on Google Chat History Downloader by Scooby http://collincode.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/google-chat-history-downloader/#comment-70 Scooby Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:53:54 +0000 http://collincode.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-70 Hi folks, Thanks for all your work on this functionality. New to Python, I'm trying to give this a whirl myself. I ran into trouble with installing the pysqlite2 package. So a heads up to anyone else out there with Snow Leopard (I think this is where the issue is). I got this error during the build: "/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/include/stdarg.h:4:25: error: stdarg.h: No such file or directory" However, the stdarg.h file does exist... I searched around for stdarg.h errors and came across this: http://blog.coredumped.org/2009_09_01_archive.html Moyer says: "you have to change your default compiler from gcc 4.2 to gcc 4.0. This can be done by removing the symlink file in /usr/bin/gcc and re-linking that to gcc-4.0. This can be done by doing: sudo rm /usr/bin/gcc sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 /usr/bin/gcc " This worked for me. After spending waaaaay too much time trying to figure this one out, I hope this might save someone else the trouble... peace! Hi folks,

Thanks for all your work on this functionality.

New to Python, I’m trying to give this a whirl myself. I ran into trouble with installing the pysqlite2 package. So a heads up to anyone else out there with Snow Leopard (I think this is where the issue is).

I got this error during the build:
“/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/include/stdarg.h:4:25: error: stdarg.h: No such file or directory”

However, the stdarg.h file does exist…

I searched around for stdarg.h errors and came across this: http://blog.coredumped.org/2009_09_01_archive.html
Moyer says: “you have to change your default compiler from gcc 4.2 to gcc 4.0. This can be done by removing the symlink file in /usr/bin/gcc and re-linking that to gcc-4.0. This can be done by doing:

sudo rm /usr/bin/gcc
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 /usr/bin/gcc

”
This worked for me. After spending waaaaay too much time trying to figure this one out, I hope this might save someone else the trouble…

peace!

]]> Comment on Google Chat History Downloader by Crible-Crable http://collincode.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/google-chat-history-downloader/#comment-69 Crible-Crable Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:42:32 +0000 http://collincode.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-69 Bingo! The only things I haven't tried before were 1. basic HTML interface 2. closing the browser before starting the script Tried these as you suggested - unfortunately together and not one by one - and everything worked! Then I restored the standard interface and kept the browser open and tried again, but the problem didn't return, it just worked. I guess my browser was indeed stubborn! Thank you so much for your help, good luck :) Crible Bingo!

The only things I haven’t tried before were
1. basic HTML interface
2. closing the browser before starting the script

Tried these as you suggested – unfortunately together and not one by one – and everything worked! Then I restored the standard interface and kept the browser open and tried again, but the problem didn’t return, it just worked. I guess my browser was indeed stubborn!

Thank you so much for your help, good luck :)

Crible

]]> Comment on Google Chat History Downloader by Raccoonette http://collincode.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/google-chat-history-downloader/#comment-68 Raccoonette Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:29:06 +0000 http://collincode.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-68 That is weird... Even after removing all cookies, after setting https to NOT be used, loging out and in again with the remember me checkbox marked? What about the labels you are using? Do they have any special character? And could you try the setting marking Gmail to use the simple HTML interface? I don't think that it has to do with any supplementary packages, as the redirection text you are getting from Google seems to indicate that the problem is with the cookies. It tries to recognize the cookie, doesn't get the expected response, and tries to redirect you to the authentication page again. But if you want to make sure, tell me the versions of the supplemental packages you have so that I can compare with mine. But before that, I ask you to try again to clear the cookies, log in, change all settings about https and the html interface, log out, clear the cookies and cache again, close the browser, log in again, close the browser and try to run the script. Maybe your browser is just being stubborn! Good luck! That is weird… Even after removing all cookies, after setting https to NOT be used, loging out and in again with the remember me checkbox marked? What about the labels you are using? Do they have any special character? And could you try the setting marking Gmail to use the simple HTML interface?

I don’t think that it has to do with any supplementary packages, as the redirection text you are getting from Google seems to indicate that the problem is with the cookies. It tries to recognize the cookie, doesn’t get the expected response, and tries to redirect you to the authentication page again. But if you want to make sure, tell me the versions of the supplemental packages you have so that I can compare with mine.

But before that, I ask you to try again to clear the cookies, log in, change all settings about https and the html interface, log out, clear the cookies and cache again, close the browser, log in again, close the browser and try to run the script. Maybe your browser is just being stubborn!

Good luck!

]]> Comment on Google Chat History Downloader by Crible-Crable http://collincode.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/google-chat-history-downloader/#comment-67 Crible-Crable Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:20:57 +0000 http://collincode.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-67 Bump. It looked so promising!!! But if fact I'm having the same problem. Will try it on another PC as well as on this PC, but with a different account and let you know. Could it be that I installed any of the required python supplementary pakages incorrectly? I assume I would be getting different sorts of error messages... Many thanks! Bump. It looked so promising!!! But if fact I’m having the same problem. Will try it on another PC as well as on this PC, but with a different account and let you know.

Could it be that I installed any of the required python supplementary pakages incorrectly? I assume I would be getting different sorts of error messages…

Many thanks!

]]> Comment on Google Chat History Downloader by Raccoonette http://collincode.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/google-chat-history-downloader/#comment-66 Raccoonette Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:50:57 +0000 http://collincode.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-66 An updated version of the script with instructions to overcome the problem that Crible-Crable had is available at http://tinypaste.com/c1689. The script remains the same, only the instructions are more detailed. An updated version of the script with instructions to overcome the problem that Crible-Crable had is available at http://tinypaste.com/c1689. The script remains the same, only the instructions are more detailed.

]]> Comment on Google Chat History Downloader by Raccoonette http://collincode.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/google-chat-history-downloader/#comment-65 Raccoonette Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:45:56 +0000 http://collincode.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-65 Okay, I think I know what is the problem. You might have the setting "Always use https" checked inside Gmail. That option prevents you from accessing Gmail from an unencrypted connection, which is what the script is trying to do. So, log in to Gmail, go to Settings, tab General, and mark the radio button "Don't always use https". To make sure that you'll have the right cookies, log out, clear the cookies (or at least the Gmail cookies), log in again marking the "Stay signed in" option in the login page. I hope it works now! Cheers! Okay, I think I know what is the problem. You might have the setting “Always use https” checked inside Gmail. That option prevents you from accessing Gmail from an unencrypted connection, which is what the script is trying to do.

So, log in to Gmail, go to Settings, tab General, and mark the radio button “Don’t always use https”. To make sure that you’ll have the right cookies, log out, clear the cookies (or at least the Gmail cookies), log in again marking the “Stay signed in” option in the login page.

I hope it works now!
Cheers!

]]> Comment on Google Chat History Downloader by Crible-Crable http://collincode.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/google-chat-history-downloader/#comment-64 Crible-Crable Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:01:03 +0000 http://collincode.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-64 Hi David and Raccoonette-a-she :) I'm definitely logged in and have remember me checked, I'm using Firefox 3.0.13 (btw, tried with 3.5 - program says "pysqlite2._sqlite.OperationalError: database is locked"), also I'm definitely pointing the program to correct cookies.sqlite file, but I'm still getting the same results :( Tried clearing the cookies via Clear Private Data and even rudely deleting the file - same stuff :( Hi David and Raccoonette-a-she :)

I’m definitely logged in and have remember me checked, I’m using Firefox 3.0.13 (btw, tried with 3.5 – program says “pysqlite2._sqlite.OperationalError: database is locked”), also I’m definitely pointing the program to correct cookies.sqlite file, but I’m still getting the same results :(

Tried clearing the cookies via Clear Private Data and even rudely deleting the file – same stuff :(

]]> Comment on Google Chat History Downloader by Raccoonette http://collincode.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/google-chat-history-downloader/#comment-63 Raccoonette Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:36:17 +0000 http://collincode.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-63 Hello, Crible-Crable, it is exactly like David said: it's a problem with the cookies, Gmail is not recognizing you as signed in. You have to mark the "remember me" option when logging in to Gmail in Firefox 3 (I really don't know if it works with Firefox 3.5 and definitely it won't work with a cookie file from other browsers). The browser doesn't even need to be open, as long as the cookie to stay signed in is set. Let me know if this fixes the issue and good luck =) @David: I'm a "she" ;) Hello, Crible-Crable,

it is exactly like David said: it’s a problem with the cookies, Gmail is not recognizing you as signed in. You have to mark the “remember me” option when logging in to Gmail in Firefox 3 (I really don’t know if it works with Firefox 3.5 and definitely it won’t work with a cookie file from other browsers). The browser doesn’t even need to be open, as long as the cookie to stay signed in is set. Let me know if this fixes the issue and good luck =)

@David: I’m a “she” ;)

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