Nuke 16 Launch Errors & Debugging

[keithmanlove]

Currently, I’m having some issues with Nuke 16.0.4 launching on mac. Earlier versions work just fine, but I’m getting “/Users/keithmanlove/Library/Application Support/AYON/addons/nuke_0.3.5/ayon_nuke/startup/menu.py : error interpreting this plugin” at launch. Additionally, some more recent versions of Blender (4.3.2, 4.5.1) are launching but without the AYON menu.

I know these are unrelated but I also wanted to know the best way to debug these issues. I’ve checked the DCC and Ayon consoles but am not really getting anything from them.

[keithmanlove]

I see this is the same issue, but the debugging question still stands.

Error interpreting this plugin (nuke / osx)

I’m getting this error when launching Nuke on Mac (arm), I’m not getting it with any other DCCs. This works fine on Linux and Windows. [Screenshot 2025-08-12 at 08.01.59] I’ve tried with the main build of Nuke too, so its not that I’m using the dev branch. I’ve also tried a fresh install of the ayon launcher. Any other ideas? Cheers!

[mustafa_jafar]

@keithmanlove

some more recent versions of Blender (4.3.2, 4.5.1) are launching but without the AYON menu.

Do you have this argument in blender application versions ?

--python-use-system-env

[mustafa_jafar]

@keithmanlove

I also wanted to know the best way to debug these issues.

As far as I know, Becasue each DCC is different. therefore there’s no single standard way for debugging.

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For nuke on Mac, Does this help debugging the issue?

Error interpreting this plugin (nuke / osx)

I don’t know much about launching nuke on mac. but, it’s mentioned here that mac doesn’t show a terminal. So, what about launching a terminal initizalied with nuke and then launching Nuke from there? [image] [image] This should show additional info.

[keithmanlove]

@mustafa_jafar

For nuke on Mac, Does this help debugging the issue?

Yes, it does. For anyone else on mac, the path should be “/System/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app.” Had me stuck for a bit. I’ll post the output on the OG thread about the error.

@mustafa_jafar

Do you have this argument in blender application versions ?

I didn’t. I thought that was for older versions, but that did it. Thanks!