PvRecorder throws error when run in systemd service

NerdPower

5/28/24, 8:26 PM

I am trying to run PvRecorder on my Raspberry Pi 4 with Ubuntu 23.04 in a python script, and it works fine when run on its own, but when I run it using a systemd service, it throws errors. This is my python script (test.py):

#! /home/kuri/Kuri/bin/python
from pvrecorder import PvRecorder

recorder = PvRecorder(device_index=-1, frame_length=512)

I use a virtual envelope to run the script. It runs perfectly fine when running normally, but when I run it in this service (chatbot.service):

[Unit]
Description=Chatbot service
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
ExecStart=/home/kuri/Kuri/bin/python /home/kuri/Kuri/test.py
WorkingDirectory=/home/kuri/Kuri

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

When I run the service, it throws these errors:

chatbot.service - Chatbot Service
    Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/chatbot.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
    Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2023-05-28 15:19:37 EDT; 51min ago
   Duration: 716ms
    Process: 872 ExecStart=/home/kuri/Kuri/bin/python /home/kuri/Kuri/test.py (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 872 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
        CPU: 288ms

May 28 15:19:37 kuri python[872]: ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:566:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) unable to open slave
May 28 15:19:37 kuri python[872]: Traceback (most recent call last):
May 28 15:19:37 kuri python[872]:   File "/home/kuri/Kuri/test.py", line 4, in <module>
May 28 15:19:37 kuri python[872]:   recorder = PvRecorder(device_index=-1, frame_length=512)
May 28 15:19:37 kuri python[872]:               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
May 28 15:19:37 kuri python[872]:   File "/home/kuri/Kuri/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pvrecorder/pvrecorder.py", line 81 in __init__
May 28 15:19:37 kuri python[872]:   raise self._PVRECORDER_STATUS_TO_EXCEPTION[status]("Failed to initialize pv_recorder.")
May 28 15:19:37 kuri python[872]: RuntimeError: Failed to initialize pv_recorder.
May 28 15:19:37 kuri systemd[1]: chatbot.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
May 28 15:19:37 kuri systemd[1]: chatbot.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

Why are these errors only thrown when running as a service? What can I do to fix this?

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raj

5/28/24, 8:49 PM

Is the service started before the audio devices are initialized?

hellork

5/28/24, 9:13 PM

Does it depend on venv being activated?

NerdPower

5/28/24, 11:02 PM

@raj Currently to test I am just starting it using the terminal using `sudo systemctl start` so they should be all working

NerdPower

5/28/24, 11:05 PM

@hellork it shouldn’t as stated in the [venv documentation](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html) scripts should run fine without the venv being activated

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