On deleting a task I get - Hook Error: Expected feedback from a failing hook script.

[jedmallen]

I am not sure if this is a bug as the same error in Issues is from 2015.

Background, I recently converted from system python2 to using pyenv and python -V is 3.9.9 and python2 is for 2.7.18.

Environment: WSL2 Windows 10

[tbabej]

This error comes out if a hook fails. My best guess is that your have a Python-based hook present, and it uses a library that was installed under python2, but is not installed under python3.

You can see your currently active hooks by running task diag. I'd suggest double checking that all dependencies are present under python3.

[jedmallen]

thanks @tbabej

seems it's my timewarrior hook

Active: on-modify.timewarrior (executable)

[jedmallen]

hi @tbabej ,

I examined the on-modify.timewarrior script and it is python3 and it's not corrupted in any way.

I did a task rc.debug.hooks=2 20 start and I got the following which I does not point to anything wrong.

task rc.debug.hooks=2 20 start  
Timer Config::load (/home/user/.taskrc) 0.000582 sec
No context.
Found hook script /home/user/.task/hooks/on-modify.timewarrior
Filtered 37 tasks --> 1 tasks [pending only]
Task::modify
Hook: Calling /home/user/.task/hooks/on-modify.timewarrior
Hook: input
  {"description":"create hms urls repo","entry":"20211025T014159Z","modified":"20211025T014159Z","status":"pending","uuid":"f68b60b2-c19b-4096-8ac8-4fbe3c81c720"}
  {"description":"create hms urls repo","entry":"20211025T014159Z","modified":"20211025T014159Z","start":"20211202T095711Z","status":"pending","uuid":"f68b60b2-c19b-4096-8ac8-4fbe3c81c720"}
Hooks: args
  api:2
  args:task rc.debug.hooks=2 20 start
  command:start
  rc:/home/user/.taskrc
  data:/home/user/.task
  version:2.5.1
Timer Hooks::execute (/home/user/.task/hooks/on-modify.timewarrior) 0.000745 sec
Hook: output
Hook: Completed with status 255

Configuration override rc.debug.hooks:2
Hook Error: Expected feedback from a failing hook script.

[jedmallen]

This is resolved. When I installed pyenv, python3 is pointing to ~/.pyenv/shims/python3 but the on-modify script's shebang line points to /usr/bin/python3. Just needed to make a softlink to the pyenv python3 in /usr/bin/python3. :)