[GH-ISSUE #185] [BUG] `misc` folder missed with `pip install whoogle-search` #132

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opened 2026-02-25 20:34:58 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-02-25 20:34:58 +03:00

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Originally created by @spex66 on GitHub (Jan 29, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/185

Describe the bug

First upgraded with pip from 0.1.0 to 0.3.0
next uninstalled and reinstalled with pip
issue starting whoogle-search cannot find site-packages\\app\\../misc/languages.json

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

pip install whoogle-search
missing misc folder in site-packages
which causes the whoogle-search.exe start to fail with:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\tools\miniconda3\lib\runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "c:\tools\miniconda3\lib\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "c:\tools\miniconda3\Scripts\whoogle-search.exe\__main__.py", line 4, in <module>
  File "c:\tools\miniconda3\lib\site-packages\app\__init__.py", line 22, in <module>
    os.path.join(app.config['APP_ROOT'], '../misc/languages.json')))
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'c:\\tools\\miniconda3\\lib\\site-packages\\app\\../misc/languages.json'

Deployment Method

pip/pipx

Version of Whoogle Search

Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc)
Version [0.3.0]
Not sure

Desktop (please complete the following information):

OS: Windows
Python: Python 3.7.4 (Miniconda)
pip 20.1.1
Browser : not relevant

Originally created by @spex66 on GitHub (Jan 29, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/issues/185 **Describe the bug** * First upgraded with `pip` from 0.1.0 to 0.3.0 * next uninstalled and reinstalled with `pip` * issue starting `whoogle-search` cannot find `site-packages\\app\\../misc/languages.json` **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. `pip install whoogle-search` 2. missing `misc` folder in `site-packages` 3. which causes the `whoogle-search.exe` start to fail with: ``` Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\tools\miniconda3\lib\runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main "__main__", mod_spec) File "c:\tools\miniconda3\lib\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code exec(code, run_globals) File "c:\tools\miniconda3\Scripts\whoogle-search.exe\__main__.py", line 4, in <module> File "c:\tools\miniconda3\lib\site-packages\app\__init__.py", line 22, in <module> os.path.join(app.config['APP_ROOT'], '../misc/languages.json'))) FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'c:\\tools\\miniconda3\\lib\\site-packages\\app\\../misc/languages.json' ``` **Deployment Method** - pip/pipx **Version of Whoogle Search** - [x] Latest build from [source] (i.e. GitHub, Docker Hub, pip, etc) - [x] Version [0.3.0] - [ ] Not sure **Desktop (please complete the following information):** - OS: Windows - Python: Python 3.7.4 (Miniconda) - pip 20.1.1 - Browser : not relevant