[GRASS-user] Problem with Python GUI Grass 6

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Dear List Members

I am very new to Grass and am having a few problems getting started. I’m running it on Windows 7 Enterprise, 64 bit.

  1. I’ve tried the version 6.4.3 installed with QGIS.

a) In the Python GUI, when I try to add a vector or raster layer (Spearfish data, Quickstart tutorial), I don’t get a drop-down list. It adds an empty file with the message “Unable to fetch interface description for command ‘d.vect’/‘d.rast’”.

b) When I try to import a shapefile of my own, it does import it, but I can only see the attribute table, not the map. (I did remember to zoom to it and check the colour visibility). The message is “Command ‘d.vect map=UK_outline@eldp’ failed”.

  1. I installed WinGRASS-6.4.3-1-Setup.exe and accepted the Microsoft Runtime libraries option. The Python GUI flickers in the toolbar and then crashes. Fortunately the old TclTK GUI works.

So I have got a version which works but I’d really appreciate some suggestions on how I can get the attractive Python GUI up and running.

Many thanks.

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Diane,

Have you tried to use GRASS plugin in QGIS?

Cheers,

Saber

Saber Razmjooei
Lutra Consulting
www.lutraconsulting.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1444 848012

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Subject: [GRASS-user] Problem with Python GUI Grass 6

Dear List Members

I am very new to Grass and am having a few problems getting started. I’m running it on Windows 7 Enterprise, 64 bit.

  1. I’ve tried the version 6.4.3 installed with QGIS.

a) In the Python GUI, when I try to add a vector or raster layer (Spearfish data, Quickstart tutorial), I don’t get a drop-down list. It adds an empty file with the message “Unable to fetch interface description for command ‘d.vect’/‘d.rast’”.

b) When I try to import a shapefile of my own, it does import it, but I can only see the attribute table, not the map. (I did remember to zoom to it and check the colour visibility). The message is “Command ‘d.vect map=UK_outline@eldp’ failed”.

  1. I installed WinGRASS-6.4.3-1-Setup.exe and accepted the Microsoft Runtime libraries option. The Python GUI flickers in the toolbar and then crashes. Fortunately the old TclTK GUI works.

So I have got a version which works but I’d really appreciate some suggestions on how I can get the attractive Python GUI up and running.

Many thanks.

Diane Palmer

Research Associate

CREST (Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology)

School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

Loughborough University

e-mail: D.Palmer@lboro.ac.uk

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On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Diane Palmer <D.Palmer@lboro.ac.uk> wrote:

Dear List Members

I am very new to Grass and am having a few problems getting started. I'm
running it on Windows 7 Enterprise, 64 bit.

1) I've tried the version 6.4.3 installed with QGIS.

So you installed the standalone version of GRASS?

a) In the Python GUI, when I try to add a vector or raster layer
(Spearfish data, Quickstart tutorial), I don't get a drop-down list. It
adds an empty file with the message "Unable to fetch interface description
for command 'd.vect'/'d.rast'".

b) When I try to import a shapefile of my own, it does import it, but I
can only see the attribute table, not the map. (I did remember to zoom to
it and check the colour visibility). The message is "Command 'd.vect
map=UK_outline@eldp' failed".

2) I installed WinGRASS-6.4.3-1-Setup.exe and accepted the Microsoft
Runtime libraries option. The Python GUI flickers in the toolbar and then
crashes. Fortunately the old TclTK GUI works.

To me this sounds like conflicting Python versions on the system. Is
any other GIS installed which may bring in another Python?

So I have got a version which works but I'd really appreciate some
suggestions on how I can get the attractive Python GUI up and running.

Let's hope we manage to solve it for you.

best
Markus

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Daer list members.

I am also facing the same problem (when trying to display a vector file,
there is no drop-down list, an empy layer appears), yet I do not receive any
erro message. Some trivial analyses I have tried (v.overlay) seem to work
normaly + i have acces to my mapset via QGIS Grass toolbox from where I can
view my files normaly.

I am running windows 7 professional 64x

I have installed GRASS via OSGEO4w set up and I haven't installed any other
GIS application besides Quantum and SAGA GIS (also installed vis OSGEO4W
setup). Actually was among he first software to be installed after
windows...

*sorry in advanced if I am not posting in the correct place.

thank you in advance,
Fotis

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I also have a similar problem.
When I try to use the python shell to set the region I get "region not
found". I can set the region in the grass shell (and other tools I use can
read the images from the grass shell), but I'm trying to develop a looping
python code for a big part of my master's thesis and stop on this problem.
And no other commands in the python GUI work, it is as though python can't
read my data or that python isn't properly conneceted or something.

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