Append /usr/local/lib to sys.path if import fails (#1027)

* Append /usr/local/lib to sys.path if import fails
* update other distros installation steps
* update ubuntu link
* update issue template for autoload problems

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/autoloading-not-working.md

@@ -23,5 +23,4 @@ Please install the newest version from source to see if the problem has already
 
 1. `input-remapper-control --command hello`
 2. `sudo pkill -f input-remapper-service && sudo input-remapper-service -d & sleep 2 && input-remapper-control --command autoload`, are your keys mapped now?
-3. If it still doesn't work, run (while the previous command is still running) `sudo evtest` and search for a device suffixed by "mapped". Select it, does it report any events? Share the output.
-4. `sudo udevadm control --log-priority=debug && sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && journalctl -f | grep input-remapper`, now plug in the device that should autoload
+3. `sudo udevadm control --log-priority=debug && sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && journalctl -f | grep input-remapper`, now plug in the device that should autoload

README.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ sudo apt install -f ./dist/input-remapper-2.0.1.deb
 ```
 
 Input Remapper is also available in the repositories of [Debian](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/input-remapper)
-and [Ubuntu](https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/input-remapper) via
+and [Ubuntu](https://packages.ubuntu.com/oracular/input-remapper) via
 
 ```bash
 sudo apt install input-remapper
@@ -74,22 +74,20 @@ sudo systemctl enable --now input-remapper
 ### Other Distros
 
 Figure out the packages providing those dependencies in your distro, and install them:
-`python3-evdev` ≥1.3.0, `gtksourceview4`, `python3-devel`, `python3-pydantic`, `python3-pydbus`, `python3-psutil`
+`python3-evdev` ≥1.3.0, `gtksourceview4`, `python3-devel`, `python3-pydantic`,
+`python3-pydbus`, `python3-psutil`
 
-Python packages need to be installed globally for the service to be able to import them. Don't use `--user`.
-Conda and such may also cause problems due to changed python paths and versions.
+You can also use pip to install some of them. Python packages need to be installed
+globally for the service to be able to import them. Don't use `--user`. Conda and such
+may also cause problems due to changed python paths and versions.
 
 ```bash
-sudo pip install --no-binary :all: git+https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper.git
-sudo systemctl enable --now input-remapper
+sudo pip install evdev pydantic pydbus PyGObject setuptools
 ```
 
-Or, if that doesn't install it correctly, try
-
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper.git
 cd input-remapper
 sudo python3 setup.py install
 sudo systemctl enable --now input-remapper
 ```
-

bin/input-remapper-control

@@ -20,6 +20,29 @@
 
 """Control the dbus service from the command line."""
 
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def fix_import_path():
+    # Installations via `sudo python3 setup.py install` install into /usr/local/lib
+    # instead of /usr/local. sys.path is missing /usr/local/lib when udev is running
+    # its rules.
+    try:
+        import inputremapper
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        python_folder = f"python{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}"
+        usr_local_lib = f"/usr/local/lib/{python_folder}/dist-packages"
+        if not os.path.exists(usr_local_lib):
+            return
+
+        print(f'Appending "{usr_local_lib}" to sys.path')
+        sys.path.append(usr_local_lib)
+
+
+fix_import_path()
+
+
 from inputremapper.bin.input_remapper_control import InputRemapperControlBin
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

inputremapper/groups.py

@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ def refresh(self):
         self.loads(pipe[0].recv())
 
         if len(self._groups) == 0:
-            logger.debug("Did not find any input device")
+            logger.error("Did not find any input device")
         else:
             keys = [f'"{group.key}"' for group in self._groups]
             logger.info("Found %s", ", ".join(keys))