Warning: "Cannot load script

Hello,

with my fresh Avogadro2 nightly build the opening takes too long…

And the avogadro2.log file contains many warning about impossibility to load scripts…please help , what could be wrong ?

Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/avogadro-build-ase/mx2.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/avogadro-build-ase/ribbon.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/avogadro-genice/genice.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/avogadro-rdkit/standardize.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/avogadro-scikit-nano/swnt.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/avogadro-scikit-nano/mwnt.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/Glycans_to_SMILES_script/glycans_to_smiles.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/nanocar-avogadro/add_chassis.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/nanocar-avogadro/connect_wheel.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/nanocar-avogadro/lammps_setup.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/Peptide_generation_script/peptide_generation.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/TurtleMol/TurtleMol/avogadroPlugin/fillBox.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/TurtleMol/TurtleMol/avogadroPlugin/fillSphere.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/TurtleMol/TurtleMol/avogadroPlugin/fillMesh.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/TurtleMol/TurtleMol/avogadroPlugin/densityBox.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/TurtleMol/TurtleMol/avogadroPlugin/densitySphere.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/TurtleMol/TurtleMol/avogadroPlugin/densityMesh.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/TurtleMol/TurtleMol/avogadroPlugin/definiteBox.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/TurtleMol/TurtleMol/avogadroPlugin/definiteSphere.py" (:0, )
Warning: "Cannot load script C:/Users/miroi/AppData/Local/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/commands/TurtleMol/TurtleMol/avogadroPlugin/definiteMesh.py" (:0, )

If you have a lot of plugins - particularly on first launch after installing them - it can take a while because Avogadro has to ask the script for the menu path, name, etc.

As for unable to load a script - it looks like you’ve installed some scripts that have various Python requirements - but not all of them are installed.

e.g.

  • build-ase requires ASE installed
  • scikit-nano requires scikit-nano (which may not even be maintained anymore)
    .. etc.
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Thanks for the reply.

Please how can I delete non-functional plugins for Avogadro2 ?

Depending on your OS, you need to go to the directory they’re installed and delete them.

At the moment, there is not a direct way in Avogadro itself to un-install.

The directory in question being the one listed here. :slight_smile: