- if PikePDF module is not available then show an error but run the app (currently, for Python 3.11 is the only module not available)

appPlugins/ToolPDF.py

@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@
 
 from appTool import *
 from appParsers.ParsePDF import PdfParser
-from pikepdf import Pdf, parse_content_stream
+
 from camlib import grace
 
+HAS_PIKE_MODULE = True
+try:
+    from pikepdf import Pdf, parse_content_stream
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    HAS_PIKE_MODULE = False
+
 fcTranslate.apply_language('strings')
 if '_' not in builtins.__dict__:
     _ = gettext.gettext
@@ -96,6 +102,11 @@ class ToolPDF(AppTool):
             self.app.inform.emit('[ERROR_NOTCL] %s' % _("File no longer available."))
             return
 
+        if HAS_PIKE_MODULE is False:
+            self.app.inform.emit('[ERROR_NOTCL] %s' % _("Failed."))
+            self.app.log.error("PikePDF module is not available.")
+            return
+
         short_name = filename.split('/')[-1].split('\\')[-1]
         self.parsing_promises.append(short_name)