Cute chess

[GyatsoYT]

Whenever I try to add it to cute chess it says cannot run engine and doesn't add it why does this error comes .. I use python main.py in the command dialogue box and the directory of bot files in working directory dialogue box.. if anyone can help me fix this ASAP it would be really helpful

[tissatussa]

Andoma thinks too long and often its "connection stalls" in CuteChess .. this project seems buggy, sorry. Are you looking for a properly working engine based on python?

[tissatussa]

Btw. i have no error when adding Andoma v0.1.1 to CuteChess v1.2.0 like this :

[ i'm on Xubuntu 22.04 ]

[GyatsoYT]

Btw. i have no error when adding Andoma v0.1.1 to CuteChess v1.2.0 like this :

[ i'm on Xubuntu 22.04 ]

i am on windows and the following thing happens on using the command python main.py

[tissatussa]

i see the directory seperator character of your Working Directory value is a "\" (which is typical Windows indeed), but your "Default Location" value has "/" characters !? Maybe this is not the cause of your error though ..

another thing to consider : at my Linux the command 'python' refers to Python2, not Python3 .. try using python3 ./main.py as command, it might help .. anyway, what happens when executing the command in terminal ? (not the CuteChess GUI)

[GyatsoYT]

i see the directory seperator character of your Working Directory value is a "" (which is typical Windows indeed), but your "Default Location" value has "/" characters !? Maybe this is not the cause of your error though ..

All of the paths are represented by \ which I don't understand why but it is what it is..

another thing to consider : at my Linux the command 'python' refers to Python2, not Python3 .. try using python3 ./main.py as command, it might help ..

In windows I think to run python commands we need to use python "file" and btw I tried python3 and there is no difference it still is the sam error.

anyway, what happens when executing the command in terminal ? (not the CuteChess GUI)

When I execute the command in terminal it works as intended I write uci the bot says uciok and stuff...

[tissatussa]

now it's unclear to me how to help .. here are my gathered Python engines, maybe you could try to add one of those to CuteChess and see if same error occurs :

[tissatussa]

at this moment i see two other options which might help to solve the problem on your Windows :

• use pyinstaller to create a binary from a python source .. on Linux pyinstaller works well, it creates fast binaries.
• try to use a bash file like run.sh to execute Andoma and set sh ./run.sh as command (you can also give execute permission to the run.sh file, then just ./run.sh will do.

Btw. as i'm on Linux i don't know if this applies to Windows as such..

[tissatussa]

i just discovered something : i get the same error when adding such python engine, using CuteChess v1.3.1 .. but my previous comments all apply to v1.2.0, which does NOT gives the error !? .. so maybe CuteChess v1.3.1 has a bug concerning this..

[GyatsoYT]

i just discovered something : i get the same error when adding such python engine, using CuteChess v1.3.1 .. but my previous comments all apply to v1.2.0, which does NOT gives the error !? .. so maybe CuteChess v1.3.1 has a bug concerning this..

Where can I find v1.2.0?

[tissatussa]

Where can I find v1.2.0?

see https://github.com/cutechess/cutechess/releases/tag/1.2.0
its assets also include a Windows setup.exe

[tissatussa]

Btw. for a rather long time v1.2.0 was the latest stable version .. i have very few problems with it, and i'm still using it, because (indeed) v1.3.x seems to be buggy (also with other issues) .. maybe it's time for you to create an Issue at the CuteChess project GitHub pages.

[GyatsoYT]

Btw. for a rather long time v1.2.0 was the latest stable version .. i have very few problems with it, and i'm still using it, because (indeed) v1.3.x seems to be buggy (also with other issues) .. maybe it's time for you to create an Issue at the CuteChess project GitHub pages.

Yea I will surely report the problem after I check if 1.2.0 works for me or not cz I haven't tested it..

[GyatsoYT]

Btw. for a rather long time v1.2.0 was the latest stable version .. i have very few problems with it, and i'm still using it, because (indeed) v1.3.x seems to be buggy (also with other issues) .. maybe it's time for you to create an Issue at the CuteChess project GitHub pages.

using the v1.2.0 works for me i can add the engine now but whenever i try to play a game it just ends in an instance any quick fix?

[tissatussa]

try to start the CuteChess GUI by terminal, e.g.
$ /home/roelof/Apps/CuteChess_1.2.0/projects/gui/cutechess-compiled
and see if some error is echood when the game-ending occurs ..