Package: freecad-python3
Version: 0.19.1+dfsg1-2+deb11u1
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian_reportbug_202...@michaelaltfield.net
Dear Maintainer,
Can you please either:
1. Add '/usr/lib/freecad-python3/lib' to the default python sys.path or
2. Change the path of the files in '/usr/lib/freecad-python3/lib' to
some-path that's already in the default sys.path?
Currently, if a user installs freecad, runs the python3 console, and
tries to `import FreeCAD`, the get an error:
user@disp7637:~$ python3
Python 3.9.2 (default, Feb 28 2021, 17:03:44)
[GCC 10.2.1 20210110] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import FreeCAD
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'FreeCAD'
>>>
This occurs because the sys.path does not include
'/usr/lib/freecad-python3/lib/'
user@disp7637:~$ python3
Python 3.9.2 (default, Feb 28 2021, 17:03:44)
[GCC 10.2.1 20210110] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import sys
>>> print( sys.path )
['', '/usr/lib/python39.zip', '/usr/lib/python3.9',
'/usr/lib/python3.9/lib-dynload', '/usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages',
'/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages', '/usr/lib/python3.9/dist-packages']
>>>
If a user simply adds '/usr/lib/freecad-python3/lib/' to their python
sys.path, then the `import FreeCAD` works as expected
>>> sys.path.append( '/usr/lib/freecad-python3/lib' )
>>> import FreeCAD
>>>
One solution is to update python so that the default sys.path includes
this directory.
Another solution is to change this directory to be inside one of the
default sys.path directories.
Finally, a symlink may be added to fix this issue.
For more information, please see:
* https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?p=700032#p700032
*
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/754182/how-to-import-freecad-in-cli-python
Thank you,
Michael Altfield
https://www.michaelaltfield.net
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: 11.7
APT prefers oldstable-security
APT policy: (500, 'oldstable-security'), (500, 'oldstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.1.35-1.qubes.fc32.x86_64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_BAD_PAGE
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages freecad-python3 depends on:
ii freecad-common 0.19.1+dfsg1-2+deb11u1
ii libc6 2.31-13+deb11u6
ii libfreecad-python3-0.19 0.19.1+dfsg1-2+deb11u1
ii libgcc-s1 10.2.1-6
ii libpython3.9 3.9.2-1
ii libqt5core5a 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libqt5gui5 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libqt5widgets5 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libstdc++6 10.2.1-6
ii python3-matplotlib 3.3.4-1
ii python3-pivy 0.6.5-1+b3
ii python3-ply 3.11-4
ii python3-pyside2.qtcore 5.15.2-1
ii python3-pyside2.qtgui 5.15.2-1
ii python3-pyside2.qtsvg 5.15.2-1
ii python3-pyside2.qtuitools 5.15.2-1
ii python3-pyside2.qtwidgets 5.15.2-1
ii python3-pyside2.qtxml 5.15.2-1
ii python3-yaml 5.3.1-5
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