beetbox/beets

Opening config produces Errno 22

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#2,847 opened on Mar 20, 2018

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Description

Problem

Trying to open the config file on Windows 10 with beet -vv config -e leads to error: Could not edit configuration: [Errno 22] Invalid argument. Checked the file and it exists and would be open with Notepad++.

Setup

  • OS: Windows 10
  • Python version: Python 3.6 (Python 2.7 is installed to put not used by default)
  • beets version: 1.4.6
  • Turning off plugins made problem go away (yes/no): don't have any

My configuration (output of beet config) is:

{}

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Tech stack
python
Domain
backendtooling
Issue type
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3
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1-2 days
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mostly clear
Prerequisites
basic PythonWindows OS knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate the error when opening config on Windows 10. Check how beets invokes the editor (likely via os.startfile or subprocess). Look for platform specific handling in the config command implementation. Test with a simple editor like Notepad to isolate the issue. Consider if the path contains spaces or special characters causing 'Invalid argument'.