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Cannot locate python node

asked 2011-05-27 21:40:33 -0500

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updated 2011-05-28 05:11:36 -0500

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When executing my launch file, I get the error

ERROR: cannot launch node of type [package/node.py]: Cannot locate node of type [node.py] in package [robot]

for every node in the launch file. This script was working about 8 hours ago, and no files have been changed. Tried re-running rosmake.

using roslib.packages.findnode returns nothing for any node/package pair in the project.

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answered 2011-05-28 01:05:21 -0500

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If no files have been changed, it's a bit of mystery, but the only time I have run into this error in the past when a node script is really in the right place pointed to by the launch file is that the execute bit on the script is not set. To fix: "chmod 755 node.py". But I'm guessing you have already checked this. You could also try running "make clean" followed by "rosmake" in the package directory as well as "rospack profile".

--patrick

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+1 I had an similar problem with a ros launch-file. chmod 744 node.launch did the magic for me.

hitimo gravatar image hitimo  ( 2015-08-09 07:03:48 -0500 )edit
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answered 2011-05-28 02:23:47 -0500

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Thanks for the response. Our file syncing tool had reset the permissions on source files to 744, so chmod-ing was the answer.

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Glad to hear that's all it was!
Pi Robot gravatar image Pi Robot  ( 2011-05-28 03:33:04 -0500 )edit

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Lorenz gravatar image Lorenz  ( 2012-11-21 22:20:06 -0500 )edit

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