Having a hard time getting set up on Ubuntu 24.04

[pblanton]

The output of thefuck --version (something like The Fuck 3.1 using Python 3.5.0 and Bash 4.4.12(1)-release):

pblanton@ThreadRipper:~$ thefuck --version
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/pblanton/.local/bin/thefuck", line 5, in <module>
    from thefuck.entrypoints.main import main
  File "/home/pblanton/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/thefuck/entrypoints/main.py", line 8, in <module>
    from .. import logs  # noqa: E402
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/pblanton/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/thefuck/logs.py", line 8, in <module>
    from .conf import settings
  File "/home/pblanton/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/thefuck/conf.py", line 1, in <module>
    from imp import load_source
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'imp'

Your system (Debian 7, ArchLinux, Windows, etc.):

Ubuntu 24.04

How to reproduce the bug:

install on Ubuntu 24.04 and try to run thefuck --version

The output of The Fuck with THEFUCK_DEBUG=true exported (typically execute export THEFUCK_DEBUG=true in your shell before The Fuck):

Same error

[Emen-c]

It seems thefuck can`t work on python 3.12. The last release was build in 2022. May need someone update it.

[flyingmongoose]

The apt package doesn't work
Using pip just gives struggles
But Snap did the trick.

https://snapcraft.io/install/thefuck/ubuntu#install

It's not the most recent version but it's still useful

[Darkextratoasty]

quick fix for pip installed version at least:

open ~/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/thefuck/conf.py
replace line;

from imp import load_source

with;

import importlib.machinery

and lines;

settings = load_source(
    'settings', text_type(self.user_dir.joinpath('settings.py')))

with;

settings = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader('settings', text_type(self.user_dir.joinpath('settings.py'))).load_module()

then open ~/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/thefuck/types.py
replace import statement as above;

from imp import load_source

with;

import importlib.machinery

and line;

rule_module = load_source(name, str(path))

with;

rule_module = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader(name, str(path)).load_module()

This worked for me on Fedora 40 using fish shell in tilix terminal emulator, can't say for any other combination.

[danielbmeireles]

The workaround proposed by @Darkextratoasty worked on my machine:

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=24.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=noble
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 24.04 LTS"

[george-gca]

It is just sad when a great OSS is left abandoned. Maybe it is time for someone to create a fork with proper updates (there are more than 80 PRs in this repo!!).

[lloydbayley]

Found in a #1434

pip uninstall thefuck
pip install https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck/archive/master.zip

[unikitty37]

If you're not a Python dev who already has a virtualenv setup, you'll need to add one as per these instructions:

python3 -m venv ~/.local --system-site-packages

and make sure ~/.local/bin is in $PATH.

Really wish Python stuff was easier to use without all these gymnastics 😁

[lloydbayley]

If you're doing it in dev for testing, then you could always use the pip argument of --break-system-packages but it's not recommended for production environments. I have absolutely NOT done that on my live systems without any problems so-far! 😝

[antgel]

@Darkextratoasty A .patch file would have been nice, but I can't complain, for what I paid I'm very happy. Thank you so much!

[Sandman6z]

I also met this problem under my
Linux Sandman-PC 5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP Fri Mar 29 23:14:13 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux.
And I found that maybe the python-dev package was already stop support any more. However, use python3-dev or python-dev-is-python3 from the prompt need to change the code.

[mhalano]

I found this topic on Stack Overflow: it seems should be importlib instead of imp with Python 3.12.

[antgel]

I found this topic on Stack Overflow: it seems should be importlib instead of imp with Python 3.12.

As mentioned ^^^:
#1449 (comment)

[Kol9yN]

quick fix for pip installed version at least:

open ~/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/thefuck/conf.py replace line;

from imp import load_source

with;

import importlib.machinery

and lines;

settings = load_source(
    'settings', text_type(self.user_dir.joinpath('settings.py')))

with;

settings = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader('settings', text_type(self.user_dir.joinpath('settings.py'))).load_module()

then open ~/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/thefuck/types.py replace import statement as above;

from imp import load_source

with;

import importlib.machinery

and line;

rule_module = load_source(name, str(path))

with;

rule_module = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader(name, str(path)).load_module()

This worked for me on Fedora 40 using fish shell in tilix terminal emulator, can't say for any other combination.

please can you make a pull request with this fix?

[Darkextratoasty]

please can you make a pull request with this fix?

No, because this is a hacky work-around and it's not clear if it has other, unwanted effects. If someone with more knowledge than myself and a decent set of unit tests can verify that it's a clean fix, then a pull request could be added. Also I know basically nothing of git, so I don't even know how to go about doing a pull request.

[Kol9yN]

@nvbn Коллега, пожалуйста, если есть возможность, исправьте установку под Убунту 22.04.
Уж больно много плясок с бубном приходиться делать что бы в ато режиме раскатать софт...
Благодарствую!

[krstp]

The proposed workaround somewhat works on:

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Release:        24.04
Codename:       noble

but when invoking <command> | fuck it yields:

zsh: command not found: lla
ll [enter/↑/↓/ctrl+c]Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/thefuck", line 13, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
             ^^^^^^
  File "/usr/share/thefuck/thefuck/entrypoints/main.py", line 26, in main
    fix_command(known_args)
  File "/usr/share/thefuck/thefuck/entrypoints/fix_command.py", line 42, in fix_command
    selected_command = select_command(corrected_commands)
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/share/thefuck/thefuck/ui.py", line 83, in select_command
    for action in read_actions():
  File "/usr/share/thefuck/thefuck/ui.py", line 14, in read_actions
    key = get_key()
          ^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/share/thefuck/thefuck/system/unix.py", line 23, in get_key
    ch = getch()
         ^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/share/thefuck/thefuck/system/unix.py", line 14, in getch
    old = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
termios.error: (25, 'Inappropriate ioctl for device')

[george-gca]

Really wish Python stuff was easier to use without all these gymnastics 😁

@unikitty37 there is pipx. I applied the changes made in 0420442 and https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck/pull/1404/files to the pipx installed version, located in ~/.local/share/pipx/venvs/thefuck/lib/python3.12/site-packages/thefuck/.

[nulf]

quick fix for pip installed version at least:

open ~/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/thefuck/conf.py replace line;

from imp import load_source

with;

import importlib.machinery

and lines;

settings = load_source(
    'settings', text_type(self.user_dir.joinpath('settings.py')))

with;

settings = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader('settings', text_type(self.user_dir.joinpath('settings.py'))).load_module()

then open ~/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/thefuck/types.py replace import statement as above;

from imp import load_source

with;

import importlib.machinery

and line;

rule_module = load_source(name, str(path))

with;

rule_module = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader(name, str(path)).load_module()

This worked for me on Fedora 40 using fish shell in tilix terminal emulator, can't say for any other combination.

This worked perfectly for me on Ubuntu 24.04 with zsh. Thanks a bunch!