[tool] Python script that checks what files that mods overwrite

[ObedientCat]

I just created it because I wanted to know how my load order interacts, kinda like how the mod organizer for Skyrim does it. Might or might not be useful for others, so uploading it here. Unknown if it works for machines other than mine, but will only work on Windows.

 

Feel free to rewrite or adapt or create a real mod manager from it. I might have made the wrong assumptions, so it can be totally wrong.

ck3_mod_overwrite_finder.py

[Bah!]

Incredibly useful! I am having an issue with it however, and I assume it's due to having CK3 on a different drive than my main one given that IDLE is kicking back a filepath error. Works fine on desktop however!

[ObedientCat]

The scripts assumes that your My Documents folder is in the default spot, could probably be improved by checking the registry for it or something. For now you can just fix that path manually.

[prto204]

Excuse me if I am being dumb, but when I try to run it it spouts out
Traceback (most recent call last):
 

  File "C:\Users\user\ck3_mod_overwrite_finder.py", line 110, in <module>
    print_overwrites(include_base_game=False)
  File "C:\Users\user\ck3_mod_overwrite_finder.py", line 94, in print_overwrites
    mods = get_current_playset()
  File "C:\Users\user\ck3_mod_overwrite_finder.py", line 44, in get_current_playset
    ck3_docpath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser,("~"), 'OneDrive', 'Documents', 'Paradox Interactive', 'Crusader Kings III')
  File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\ntpath.py", line 104, in join
    path = os.fspath(path)
TypeError: expected str, bytes or os.PathLike object, not function

and refuses to work
How can I directly link the path to the code? Sorry, I've never been all that great with code, and also have never used Python.

[ObedientCat]

On 9/22/2022 at 3:23 PM, prto204 said:

Excuse me if I am being dumb, but when I try to run it it spouts out
Traceback (most recent call last):
 

  File "C:\Users\user\ck3_mod_overwrite_finder.py", line 110, in <module>
    print_overwrites(include_base_game=False)
  File "C:\Users\user\ck3_mod_overwrite_finder.py", line 94, in print_overwrites
    mods = get_current_playset()
  File "C:\Users\user\ck3_mod_overwrite_finder.py", line 44, in get_current_playset
    ck3_docpath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser,("~"), 'OneDrive', 'Documents', 'Paradox Interactive', 'Crusader Kings III')
  File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\ntpath.py", line 104, in join
    path = os.fspath(path)
TypeError: expected str, bytes or os.PathLike object, not function

and refuses to work
How can I directly link the path to the code? Sorry, I've never been all that great with code, and also have never used Python.

 

os.path.join(os.path.expanduser,("~")

You have inserted a comma here, maybe it will work if you remove it. My My Documents folder is in the default location, so I cannot test it, but perhaps I can look into a more generic fix anyway.

[ObedientCat]

Perhaps this one will work better, it should find My Documents in non-default locations now.

ck3_mod_overwrite_finder.py

[nYidentity]

So I just tested it and at first I got an error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\redacted\Downloads\ck3_mod_overwrite_finder(1).py", line 125, in <module>
    print_overwrites(include_base_game=False)
  File "C:\Users\redacted\Downloads\ck3_mod_overwrite_finder(1).py", line 115, in print_overwrites
    os.chdir(path)
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 3] Das System kann den angegebenen Pfad nicht finden: 'mod/Carnalitas'         #it means 'system cannot find the specified path' in german.

 

BUT after I changed the current playset to another one. It worked!

and after changing back, well this also worked.

 

edit: also be careful if there are characters from languages that cause issues (chinese for example) just rename them in the folder or disable them

 

Sooo thank u very much. for this tool

Edited December 29, 2024 by nYidentity