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Problem with using Python library - Pyotodom

I wanted to use this library to scrape data from otodom. I've read the docs however I'm stuck on a very basic level, trying to do basic import. The code I use is taken directly from the docs. On top of that I've tried to launch example.py from Github but I'm getting the same error.
Here's the excerpt from the code:
import otodom, os, logging
from otodom.category import get_category
from otodom.offer import get_offer_information
Error message I get:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File ".\otodom_import.py", line 2, in
from otodom.category import get_category
File "C:\Users\Dom\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\otodom\category.py", line 9, in
from otodom.utils import get_response_for_url, get_url
File "C:\Users\Dom\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\otodom\utils.py", line 14, in
from scrapper_helpers.utils import caching, normalize_text, key_sha1,
get_random_user_agent
File "C:\Users\Dom\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\scrapper_helpers\utils.py",
line 22, in
MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH = subprocess.check_output("getconf NAME_MAX /",
shell=True).strip()
File "C:\Users\Dom\Anaconda3\lib\subprocess.py", line 336, in check_output
**kwargs).stdout
File "C:\Users\Dom\Anaconda3\lib\subprocess.py", line 418, in run
output=stdout, stderr=stderr)
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command 'getconf NAME_MAX /' returned non-zero
exit status 1.
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Don't understand downvotes, I realize that this is a niche module but I did my homework. I've read the docs and tried to find help in other places. If there is a chance that as a noobie I'll find at least one person that can help me, why wouldn't I use this opportunity? Even info that module is buggy can help.

getconf, which the dependency scrapper_helpers module is trying to call, is a POSIX command not available on Windows.
You can track it down in C:\Users\Dom\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\scrapper_helpers\utils.py and replace the line 22 with:
MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH = 255
But then the question is what other error might pop up given that the module obviously expects to run on a POSIX-compatible system - for example, it will attempt to use /var/tmp/scrapper-helpers/ as its temporary cache path which is also not available on Windows (but Python will interpret it as <DRIVE_LETTER>:\var\tmp\scrapper-helpers and attempt to create it).
Alternatively, looking at its code, you might get away with just declaring the following environment variables:
set MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH=255
set CACHE_DIR=%TEMP%\scapper-helpers\

Handling usernames in file paths using Python

I'm writing a program that I would like to make a stand alone for my company. It works perfectly when I run it from the sublime text shell and I have everything set up to go except one issue that I can't seem to solve; file paths that involve usernames. Does anyone have any suggestion on how to handle this?
An example is
wb.save(r'C:\Users******\Desktop\Excel.xlsx')
I want to make the ****** part either be automatic or an input box.

Use os.path.expanduser() with '~' where you want the home directory:
import os
print(os.path.expanduser('~/Desktop/Excel.xlsx'))
Alternatively use pathlib.Path:
from pathlib import Path
print(Path.home() / 'Desktop' / 'Excel.xlsx')

os.getlogin() will do
import os
path = os.path.join(r'C:\Users',os.getlogin(),'Desktop','Excel.xlsx')
print(path)

Awesome! Looks like that worked but it presented another error now when I create it as a stand alone.
Wait originally works when I run it from the shell using this code, where EC is expected conditions:
wait.until(EC.frame_to_be_available_and_switch_to_it(driver.find_element_by_name('AppBody')))
Whenever I run it as a stand alone though I get the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "Stand_Alone_CAS_Automation", line 57, in <module>
NameError: name 'wait' is not defined
[17344] Failed to execute script Stand_Alone_CAS_Automation

Maya Python: IOError: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor

I created a maya python toolchain for my team. All works well, just on one machine i seem to have problems. I narrowed it down to the print command. Like this test library called "temp.py":
import os
# from pymel.core import *
print "Hello"
after importing it with
import temp
it produces this output (only on that one computer!):
// Error: 9
# Traceback (most recent call last):
# File "<maya console>", line 1, in <module>
# File "C:\maya_scripts\temp.py", line 4, in <module>
# print "Hello"
# IOError: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor //
I've tried Maya Version 2016, 2016.5 and 2017. All the same result. Python 2.5 as standalone hasn't got that problem. To me that sounds like some kind of configuration problem, but then again it behaves the same over 3 different maya installations, so deleting the prefs didn't help either.

It's hard to know what's really happening here. But try this
import sys
sys.__stdout__.write("hello")
sys.__stdout__.write(str(sys.stdout))
Then check your output window (not the listener). In a vanilla maya you'd expect to see something like
<maya.Output object at 0x00000217E827FC10>
after "hello". If you see something else, some script has tried to hijack sys.stdout in this installation. You can probably work around it by creating an environment variable called MAYA_SKIP_USERSETUP_PY, setting it to 1, and restarting -- that should stop whatever script is being naughty from autoloading.
This ought to reset it to what you're looking for:
import maya.utils as utils
sys.stdout = utils.Output()
However you need to comb through the scripts on that machine and find out who is messing with sys.stdout behind your back

The error is from your module, you may overwrite the print function
maya 2016 is python 2.7.6 and maya 2017 is in python 3.x
on 2017 you must use print("")

How do I execute a function?

I'm new to the python and i was trying to do my first python function, but unfortunately i faced some problems to get the expected result from this simple function please help me to show the output of that function. the below posted function is written in the python editor
i do not know how to call this function from the python shell to show its result.
python code:
def printme( str ):
"This prints a passed string into this function"
print str;
return;
python shell:
>>> printme("d")
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#11>", line 1, in <module>
printme("d")
NameError: name 'printme' is not defined

$ cd /path/to/your/filename.py
$ python
>>> from filename import printme
>>> printme("hello world!")

You have to load the script as you start the interpreter. From a terminal shell (like bash or zsh):
$ python2 -i script.py
>>> printme("hola")
hola
>>>
On a side note, you don't have to terminate your statements with a semicolon (if they are in their own line), neither have to append a return statement at the end of the function (since indentation and line separation are significative in Python).

If you are using any of the IDEs for python, you could actually run the program in python shell by pressing/typing the Run(F5 equivalent). If that is not the case, read along:
Save the program as test.py (or any other name) in any location of your choice.
Start python shell
>>import sys
>>sys.path
If the directory in which you saved the test.py is present in the output of sys.path, go to step 7
sys.path.append("directory address where you saved the test.py")
>>import test #note .py is removed
>>test.printme("Hello World")
sys.path is the list containing all the directories where python looks for importing modules. By adding (appending) your directory you are ensuring the test.py can be imported as module test. You can then call any functions of test.py as test.fucn()
At step 7 you could have done:
7. >>from test import printme
8. >>printme("Hello again")

If you're using the unix shell:
$ cd C:\yourpath
$ python mypythonfile.py
If you are using the interactive mode, then this:
execfile("C:\\myfolder\\myscript.py")
The long way in interactive mode, but if you prefer to set your default path:
import os
prevPath = os.getcwd() #save the default path
myPath = "C:\myPython\somepath"
os.chdir(myPath) #set your python path
execfile("myscript.py") #executes the file
#os.chdir(prevPath) will restore the default path
Or did i misunderstood your question? If you just want to run a function, it's just as simple as this..
>>> def printme(str):
print str
>>> printme("Hello world!")
Hello world!
>>>
Hope this helps!

My python knowledge is very low... , you question come from this tutorial ,I have all to write as your example on a Linux shell , and i having none problem...
>>> def printme(str):
This print .......................
print str
return
>>> printme('d')
d
how i have Understand , you problem is that you to prove working with idle console and a Linux shell without before your code to save....i think , the examples from shellfly and alKid describe gut , how can you solving your problem...
sorry about my English....

bash: string interpolation

I am returning strings from a python module, for consumption within a bash script.
This is what I have so far:
SCRIPT_DIR=/somepath/to/scripts/folder
cd $SCRIPT_DIR/eod
python_cmd='import sys;
sys.path.append("/somepath/to/scripts/folder/utils");
import settings as st;
print " ".join(st.foo())'
# Fix indentation for Python
python_cmd=${python_cmd//' '/''}
my_array=(`python -c "$python_cmd"`)
I want to use the DRY philosophy in the snippet above. However, the string/somepath/to/scripts/folder is repeated in the script. I would like to pass the definition of $SCRIPT_DIR into the python_cmd - however I tried (replacing the path string in python_cmd with $SCRIPT_DIR/utils and it failed with the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 3, in <module>
ImportError: No module named settings
What am I doing wrong?
Note:
I am running bash 4.1.5

Don't bother to pass the string in at all. Instead of modifying sys.path in the Python text, modify the PYTHONPATH environment variable in the bash script. It's easier, and is the preferred way to affect the import path anyway.
An example of how to set the path:
SCRIPT_DIR=/somepath/to/scripts/folder
cd $SCRIPT_DIR/eod
export PYTHONPATH=$SCRIPT_DIR
python_cmd='import settings as st;
print " ".join(st.foo())'
I also have to say, this seems like an odd way to glue components together, but I don't have enough information to recommend a better way.

Because the python command is enclosed in single quotes, $SCRIPT_DIR is not expanded. Try this:
python_cmd='import sys;
sys.path.append("'$SCRIPT_DIR'");
import settings as st;
print " ".join(st.foo())'
That said, I would go with the answer that modifies PYTHONPATH.