Help with Evernote-Backup ?

[CyrilMadrid 13]

Hello. I installed package evernote-backup in Python. I import the package, but when I call evernote-backup init-db as per the instructions, I get invalid syntax.

import evernote_backup
evernote-backup init-db

 File "C:\Users\cyril\PycharmProjects\EvernoteBackup\main.py", line 2
    evernote-backup init-db
                    ^^^^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[agsteele 3,061]

I use the compiled installer for Windows avoiding any need to run things in Python.

Works just fine on Windows 11.

[PinkElephant 8,852]

Just stick to the advise on GitHub. Works on a Mac as it obviously does on Windows.

Installing in Python is an unnecessary complication of a simple task.

[CyrilMadrid 13]

I tried to download the zip bin_evernote_backup_1.9.3_win_x64.zip

unload it in a directory, run evernote-backup.exe, a window quickly opens and closes, doesnt ask me for credentials

[PinkElephant 8,852]

There is a readme  file somewhere in the repository.

What you describe looks like security software interfering, or a lack of user rights to install such a software.

No further advise, I’m on MacOS.

[agsteele 3,061]

Run evernote-backup.exe init-db

Then follow the instructions on the page.

[CyrilMadrid 13]

C:\Users\cyril>C:\Users\cyril\Downloads\bin_evernote_backup_1.9.3_win_x64\evernote-backup.exe init-db
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "evernote_backup\__main__.py", line 1, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 391, in exec_module
  File "evernote_backup\cli.py", line 7, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 391, in exec_module
  File "click\__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 391, in exec_module
  File "click\core.py", line 16, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 391, in exec_module
  File "click\types.py", line 9, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 391, in exec_module
  File "click\_compat.py", line 510, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 391, in exec_module
  File "click\_winconsole.py", line 13, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod02_importers.py", line 391, in exec_module
  File "ctypes\__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _ctypes: Le module spécifié est introuvable.
[25568] Failed to execute script '__main__' due to unhandled exception!

[agsteele 3,061]

I'm not sure I fully understand what is happening.

Unless you need python for a reason I would uninstall that. Then extract evernote-backup.exe from the zip file to It won't trying from within bin x64 archive. Then try again.