Comments on: Sending SMS with Skype on Linux

by: Aram Hovsepyan

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:27:56 +0000

Hey Vincent,

I have a minor issue with the script you wrote. Whenever I send an SMS message my processor usage goes to 100% until I get delivery report “All targets successfully delivered”. Any ideas how could I fix this.

Thnx.

by: Stefano

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:10:19 +0000

I tried it on Fedora Core 6, with python 2.4.4 and Skype 2.0.0.27. It works fine, after installing Skype4Py 0.9.28.7 and ctypes 1.0.2.

Great work!
I wonder why it is not included in the official Skype release!

Stefano

by: pickarooney

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:36:01 +0000

I have the following error and have nothing in the Public API list in Skype 2 Beta. Any tips?

Traceback (most recent call last):
File “./send_sms.py”, line 154, in
api = SkypeSMS()
File “./send_sms.py”, line 34, in __init__
self.api.Attach() # Attach to Skype client
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Skype4Py/skype.py”, line 470, in Attach
self._API.Attach(self.Timeout, Wait)
File “/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/Skype4Py/API/posix_x11.py”, line 320, in Attach
raise ISkypeAPIError(’Skype attach timeout’)
Skype4Py.errors.ISkypeAPIError: Skype attach timeout

by: Sam

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:21:58 +0000

Has anyone found a work around so you don’t have to remove send_sms from the public api allowed programs each time? I tried fmatheus tip but it alters sk_send_sms.py instead of send_sms.py. What line do I need to add the ’sms_sender’+random.random() line to? Any help much appreciated.

Btw Great script Vincemt, Keep up the good work

by: Aram Hovsepyan

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:19:18 +0000

great job. any future plans to make a more complex script which can be more or less integrated with skype?

by: Jan

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:32:26 +0000

Thanks for the update. The only thing that confused me is that the script is called send_sms.py but at the top of this page it still states sk_send_sms.py, so first it didn’t work until I realised it had changed.

Thanks again and all the best.

by: fmatheus

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:37:51 +0000

A more easy workaround could be replace
’sms_sender’
at line 93 of sk_send_sms.py with
’sms_sender’+`random.random()`
remember to add
import random
at the begin of file.
This way you dont have to delete sms_sender every time. Just answer yes! =)

by: joaorf

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:55:36 +0000

Good job, Vincent!
But I also get the infamous «NameError: global name ‘StandardException’ is not defined».

fmatheus trick works. But it is strange this workaround is necessary…

Using Skype 1.4.0.99 with openSUSE 10.2

by: fmatheus

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:10:29 +0000

I have the same problem than Alex using Skype 1.4.0.99. The workaround is:

1) go to Skype->Options->Public API and removing sms_sender.

2) So the next time you try sent the message it will ask you again, so answer yes quickly.

To send another, you’ll need follow these steps again!

Maybe this help you debug this Vincent…
btw, thanks for the nice job!

by: Alex

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:00:18 +0000

Hi,

The same here, with Kubuntu 7.04 the command line sender cannot connect to Skype:

~/skype_linux_tools$ ./sk_send_sms.py ### Hello world
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “./sk_send_sms.py”, line 187, in
api = SkypeSMS(options.debug)
File “./sk_send_sms.py”, line 93, in __init__
self.api = SkypeAPI(’sms_sender’, debug)
File “/home/alex/skype_linux_tools/skype_api.py”, line 54, in __init__
self.discover_skype(True)
File “/home/alex/skype_linux_tools/skype_api.py”, line 206, in discover_skype
raise StandardException(’Initialization failed’)
NameError: global name ‘StandardException’ is not defined

Apart from python-xlib, do I need to install anything else? I’m using Skype 1.4.0.99