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I have a load_post handler to run some code at startup:

@persistent
def update_prefix(scene):
    # some function
    print("chapters Loaded")

def register():
    bpy.app.handlers.load_post.append(update_prefix)

It works fine with the blender startup file, but when loading a file it runs twice and gives a PyContext error in the console:

chapters Loaded
Read blend: C:\Users\User\Desktop\File.blend
PyContext 'window' not found
PyContext 'window' not found
PyContext 'blend_data' not found
PyContext 'region' not found
PyContext 'area' not found
PyContext 'screen' not found
PyContext 'screen' not found
PyContext 'area' not found
chapters Loaded

How do I get it to only run once or am I missing something?

EDIT:

Even if I just add this to \startup

import bpy 
from bpy.app.handlers import persistent

@persistent
def update_prefix(scene):
    print("Hello World")

def register():
    bpy.app.handlers.load_post.append(update_prefix)

I still get:

Hello World
Read blend: C:\Users\User\Desktop\File.blend
Hello World
PyContext 'window' not found
PyContext 'window' not found
PyContext 'blend_data' not found
PyContext 'region' not found
PyContext 'area' not found
PyContext 'screen' not found
PyContext 'screen' not found
PyContext 'area' not found

This isn't even running a function or operator, it's just printing. I don't have 2 scenes in the .blend.
if update_prefix in bpy.app.handlers.load_post: return doesn't seem to do anything. Shouldn't the console read:

Read blend: C:\Users\User\Desktop\File.blend
Hello World

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  • $\begingroup$ Try if update_prefix in bpy.app.handlers.load_post: return in your register() function. $\endgroup$ – dr. Sybren Jun 10 '18 at 9:31
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    $\begingroup$ In addition, To make sure you are also clearing the previously appended handler when testing,.removing the functions via there names . [f for f in bpy.app.handlers.load_pre if f.__name__.startswith("update_prefix")] from the handlers ensures no "hangers on". Does "some function" involve context members? (It looks like you are calling an operator from a handler.. do you have two scenes?) When registering: context is restricted and some members are not available. Or in the case of running in headless mode from cli, UI members like screen and area will be None. $\endgroup$ – batFINGER Jun 10 '18 at 9:55
  • $\begingroup$ I have edited the question to simplify the problem $\endgroup$ – Way2Close Jun 10 '18 at 23:51

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