running kivy-dependent apps from Spyder (or other python editors)

[Lau M. Andersen]

Hello

I was wondering whether it is possible to run py.-files that are dependent on the kivy-app from other editors (Spyder)? Whenever I run the any of the examples from the Kivy-installation-dmg from within Spyder, I get the following error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/site.py", line 120, in <module>

    import sitecustomize

  File "/Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/spyderlib/widgets/externalshell/sitecustomize.py", line 142, in <module>

    os.environ["SPYDER_AR_STATE"].lower() == "true")

  File "/Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/spyderlib/widgets/externalshell/monitor.py", line 133, in __init__

    self.i_request.connect( (host, introspection_port) )

  File "socket.pyo", line 224, in meth

    

socket.error: [Errno 60] Operation timed out

I do not expect you to give any Spyder-related answers since I know this is not the forum for it. I'm just interested in whether it is possible to run directly from various python editors, because I find it cumbersome to drag the py.-files to the Kivy-app all the time. I'm using MacOSX by the way.

All the best

Lau

[Gabriel Pettier]

you should have a `make aymlinks` in the installer, if you use it, you can start your apps from command line using the `kivy` command, then i guess you should be able to configure your ide to to that. :)

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[Gabriel Pettier]

symlinks*

[Thomas Hansen]

also, if you want kivy available as a regular python module with the normal python interpretor you can do the following.  (This is how I setup my osx laptop to run using just a kivy git repo located at ~/code/kivy

first I create a folder like e.g.:  /usr/local/kivy

I put a script to set up the environmentvariables, which i source in my .profile and copy the lib folder from the python app package (right click -> show package contents on Kivy.app  then follow path:  Contents / Resources / lib)

so i have:

~/code/kivy  (kivy repo)

/usr/local/kivy/env.sh  (sourced in .profile or in bash session, see here: https://gist.github.com/4276003 )

/usr/local/kivy/lib (has all the dylib and site packages etc..)

I suppose if you want to run python directly from an editor, maybe that editor has a way to setup the environment variables like the env.sh script, or you can start it from an environment that sources env.sh

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[Lau M. Andersen]

Thanks a lot, Thomas

I managed to import kivy by doing these two things

1: getting the kivy zip file  https://github.com/kivy/kivy

2: put it in my pythonpath

However, I have problem with the event-module now, but I'll try to figure that out.

Best

Lau

[Gabriel Pettier]

You need to compile it, do "make" in the "kivy" directory.

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[Lau M. Andersen]

sorry for the beginner's question, but where am I supposed to do that? – Terminal doesn't work (I typed "make force" while being in the kivy library 

[Lau M. Andersen]

Hi again Thomas

I followed your instructions more closely this time and I have created the folders you mentioned. My only problem now is understanding the env.sh file that you linked to. I've managed to source it, so to my best knowledge, I have done all the steps. I still get import errors however. I just sourced the file as you linked to it. Should that work, or am I supposed to provide some variable names of my own?

Best

Lau

On Thursday, December 13, 2012 1:16:58 PM UTC+1, Thomas Hansen wrote:

[NathanSibs]

this isn't the most elegant solution, but I really didn't understand toms fix.

Open up your sitecustomize.py

"/Applications/Spyder.app/Contents/Resources/lib/python2.7/spyderlib/widgets/externalshell/sitecustomize.py"

add the following lines at the top after all the import lines

sys.path.append('/Applications/Kivy.app/Contents/Resources/kivy')

sys.path.append('/Applications/Kivy.app/Contents/Resources/lib')

sys.path.append('/Applications/Kivy.app/Contents/Resources/lib/sitepackages')

only problem is, you can only run your code once or kivy will crash and hang your interpreter. so just restart your interpreter every time you run.

Boo.