How to run unoconv via subprocess in django python?

Question

If I run unoconv -f pdf test_pdf.docx in terminal, it's working fine. But if I run it in subprocess, I got this error

subprocess.run(['unoconv', '-f', 'pdf', path],  shell=True)

unoconv: Cannot find a suitable pyuno library and python binary combination in 
/usr/lib/libreoffice
ERROR: No module named 'uno'

unoconv: Cannot find a suitable office installation on your system.
ERROR: Please locate your office installation and send your feedback to:
   http://github.com/dagwieers/unoconv/issues

Please help me resolve this problem

can you add your code inside your question? and also your command unoconv that work — GiovaniSalazar, Dec 24 '19 at 02:27
and check my reply to a similar question that I have replied https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59462803/how-can-i-get-the-output-of-a-python-subprocess-command-that-contains-a-pipe/59462840#59462840 — GiovaniSalazar, Dec 24 '19 at 02:35
this command `unoconv -f pdf test_pdf.docx` it worked on terminal. — VinhVuong, Dec 24 '19 at 02:35
I tried, but now has no any error but still not create pdf file. And the result is empty `[]` — VinhVuong, Dec 24 '19 at 03:25
check your directory...like you I have [] as result ...but the file was created — GiovaniSalazar, Dec 24 '19 at 03:52
your code like this: `cmd="unoconv -f pdf -o %s %s"%(path1, path)` `process = subprocess.Popen(cmd,shell=True,stdin=None,stdout=subprocess.PIPE,stderr=subprocess.PIPE)` — VinhVuong, Dec 24 '19 at 03:59
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/204789/discussion-between-giovanisalazar-and-vinhvuong). — GiovaniSalazar, Dec 24 '19 at 12:00

funnydman · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-29T06:50:17.567

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Yes, this throws the error, also there are already a lot of closed issues on GitHub related to the issue.

The most useful answers are 49#issuecomment-416317222 and 49#issuecomment-464011493. It is hard to believe but the problem came from 2012 and still does not has a proper fix.

edited Dec 29 '19 at 06:50

answered Dec 24 '19 at 06:43

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it worked if I run on local, when I deploy with apache2, it not working – VinhVuong Dec 24 '19 at 18:30
What have you used? And how you're deploying? – funnydman Dec 24 '19 at 18:36
I'm using wsgi via apache2 – VinhVuong Dec 24 '19 at 18:46
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I followed this: Try to copy from /usr/bin/unoconv to /usr/local/bin/unoconv. And try to replace #!/usr/bin/env python3 on #!/usr/bin/python3 in unoconv file. – VinhVuong Dec 24 '19 at 18:50
I guess you call it on some view? Can you show the code? Have you tried the same on the dev server and it is not working? – funnydman Dec 24 '19 at 18:54
this is my code: subprocess.Popen(cmd,shell=True,stdin=None,stdout=subprocess.PIPE,stderr=subprocess.PIPE) – VinhVuong Dec 24 '19 at 18:56
yes it also working, if I run with python manage. runserver on server – VinhVuong Dec 24 '19 at 18:56
So the problem still exists? What do you mean by "it's not working with apache2"? Can you provide more information on it? – funnydman Dec 24 '19 at 18:59
I think problem when run django app via apache2, Have you any suggest for me? – VinhVuong Dec 24 '19 at 19:02
I think the problem somewhere else. If it works locally then I don't see possible problems with apache2 itself. It's quite hard to say what can be wrong. – funnydman Dec 24 '19 at 19:05

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