Howdy: module video_capture not found

Created on 6 Nov 2020  路  2Comments  路  Source: boltgolt/howdy

I'm running PopOS 20.10. Howdy installed fine, but when I attempt to use it, the following error arises:

roycdavies@starlabtop:~$ sudo ls
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/lib/security/howdy/compare.py", line 23, in
from recorders.video_capture import VideoCapture
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'recorders.video_capture'
Unknown error: 1
[sudo] password for roycdavies:

Most helpful comment

Try running "sudo howdy config" and set "device_path" to "/dev/video0".

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Try running "sudo howdy config" and set "device_path" to "/dev/video0".

yes, look for one of your camera devices with ls -l /dev/video*, you will get something like this:

crw-rw----+ 1 root video 81, 4 abr  3 22:33 /dev/video4
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 81, 5 abr  3 22:33 /dev/video5
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 81, 6 abr  3 22:33 /dev/video6
crw-rw----+ 1 root video 81, 7 abr  3 22:33 /dev/video7

and then do as @RedCoder09 said, open config file with sudo howdy config and edit the line for device_path:

# before
device_path = /dev//dev/v4l/by-path/none
# after
device_path = /dev/video4
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