I can't run py4web with Python 3.8

[CarlosDB]

Hello everyone,

I'm encountering an issue when trying to run the latest versions of py4web. Version 1.20230528.1 works well, but subsequent versions, including the latest one, are not functioning for me.

My development environment consists of Linux Mint 20.2 + Python 3.8, but I'm experiencing the same problem on Windows 11 + Python 3.8.

On the other hand, py4web works flawlessly with Linux Mint 21.1 + Python 2.10 and Ubuntu 22.04 + Python 2.10.

Py4web should be compatible with Python 3.7+.

Is anyone else facing this issue? What might I be doing wrong?

This problem is driving me a bit crazy

To install py4web:

mkdir py4web

python3 -m venv venv38

source venv38/bin/activate

python3 -m pip install --upgrade py4web

py4web setup -Y apps

py4web set_password

py4web run apps

The error trace is as follows:

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Is still experimental...

Py4web: 1.20230718.1 on Python 3.8.10 (default, May 26 2023, 14:05:08)

[GCC 9.4.0]

[X] loaded _minimal      

[X] loaded _default      

[X] loaded showcase      

[X] loaded _documentation      

[X] loaded _dashboard      

[X] loaded _scaffold      

Dashboard is at: http://127.0.0.1:8000/_dashboard

Ombott v1.0.0 server starting up (using <class 'py4web.server_adapters.rocketServer.<locals>.RocketServer'>(reloader=False, logging_level=30))...

Listening on http://127.0.0.1:8000/

Hit Ctrl-C to quit.

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/home/carlos/py4web/venv38/bin/py4web", line 8, in <module>

    sys.exit(cli())

  File "/home/carlos/py4web/venv38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1157, in __call__

    return self.main(*args, **kwargs)

watching (lazy-mode) python file changes in: /home/carlos/py4web/apps

  File "/home/carlos/py4web/venv38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1078, in main

    rv = self.invoke(ctx)

  File "/home/carlos/py4web/venv38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1688, in invoke

    return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))

  File "/home/carlos/py4web/venv38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1434, in invoke

    return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)

  File "/home/carlos/py4web/venv38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/click/core.py", line 783, in invoke

    return __callback(*args, **kwargs)

  File "/home/carlos/py4web/venv38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/py4web/core.py", line 2054, in run

    start_server(kwargs)

  File "/home/carlos/py4web/venv38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/py4web/core.py", line 1636, in start_server

    bottle.run(**params)

  File "/home/carlos/py4web/venv38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/ombott/ombott.py", line 75, in run

    server.run(app)

  File "/home/carlos/py4web/venv38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/py4web/server_adapters.py", line 302, in run

    logging_conf(

  File "/home/carlos/py4web/venv38/lib/python3.8/site-packages/py4web/server_adapters.py", line 62, in logging_conf

    logging.basicConfig(**log_param)

  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/logging/__init__.py", line 2009, in basicConfig

    raise ValueError('Unrecognised argument(s): %s' % keys)

ValueError: Unrecognised argument(s): encoding

[CarlosDB]

Oops, I mean
On the other hand, py4web works flawlessly with Linux Mint 21.1 + Python 3.10 and Ubuntu 22.04 + Python 3.10.

[Alexander Beskopilny]

Hello

conda create -n py4web-38 python=3.8
mkdir py4web-38
conda activate py4web-38
cd py4web-38
git clone https://github.com/web2py/py4web
cd py4web
pip install -r requirements.txt
./py4web.py run apps -H 192.168.1.161

 Py4web: 1.20230718.1 on Python 3.8.18 (default, Sep 11 2023, 13:40:15)
[GCC 11.2.0]

[X] loaded _default
[X] loaded _documentation
[X] loaded _websocket
[X] loaded todo
[X] loaded _dashboard
[X] loaded showcase
[X] loaded fadebook
[X] loaded _minimal
[X] loaded _scaffold
You have not set a dashboard password. Run "./py4web.py set_password" to do so.

Ombott v1.0.0 server starting up (using <class 'py4web.server_adapters.rocketServer.<locals>.RocketServer'>(reloader=False, logging_level=30))...

Listening on http://192.168.1.161:8000/
Hit Ctrl-C to quit.

watching (lazy-mode) python file changes in: /home/hh/py4web-38/py4web/apps

all works

[Alexander Beskopilny]

also,

disable loggin_conf with -Q key for python=3.8

./py4web.py run apps -H 192.168.1.161 -Q

[CarlosDB]

Thank you very much.
`py4web run apps -Q` works well for Python 3.8 when installing py4web using pip.
Also, downloading py4web from github works fine even without using `-Q`.