add a missing Python module or package to the windows LibPack release

[bernd]

Lately I had the problem to be able to run a simple own module on Windows but the Python module is not part of the FreeCAD libpack version (LP_12.1.6) which can be downloaded here: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/rele ... g/0.19_pre

I found a workaround to add this Python package which I would like to share ...

- download FreeCAD_0.19.xxxxx_x64_LP_12.1.6_PY3QT5-WinVS2015.7z
- extract
- download geopy tar.gz from here https://pypi.org/project/geopy/#files
- extract gz, extract tar (7zip works great here)
- in geopy-2.0.0.tar.gz\dist\geopy-2.0.0.tar\geopy-2.0.0\ there is a directory geopy
- copy this directory geopy into the FreeCAD directory FreeCAD_0.19.xxxxx_Py3Qt5\bin\Lib
- start FreeCAD
- import geopy
- no errormessage anymore

I found the above by trail and error not because I new what I was doing. Thus the question if this was done correct?

[sgrogan]

I found the above by trail and error not because I new what I was doing. Thus the question if this was done correct?

Hey bernd,
This will usually work. I usually place the folder in FreeCAD_0.19.xxxxx_Py3Qt5\bin\Lib\site-packages, but anywhere in FreeCAD's syspath should work.

Since the move to PY3 we now bundle pip. So you can shift + RMB on the bin directory and open a Powershell window, then

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./python -m pip install geopy

This has the advantage that pip should handle any dependencies. And indeed it looks like geopy has a dependency on geographiclib
Doing it this way, you should also be able to update with pip.
NOTE: you will get a notice to update pip, it is on my list. You can do it locally.

[bernd]

wow thats coool !

[ickby]

I intend to use this functionality, but I have some follow up questions to that:

1. Is this packaged in LP and Conda builds, hence also available on Mac?
2. Does pip install the files into the bin/Lib... folder automatically?

I'm a bit concerned with write rigths. I intend to let the user trigger the requirement installation, but he would not run freecad as admin. Maybe it is best to rederict the pip installation into a folder of my own Module, as there the chances are very high that the user has write access.

[bernd]

Have used the above on various packages with success.

BTW:
pip can also be used from inside Python ... See https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 56#p526992