Using Kivy with Eclipse and PyDev

[Philippe Delrieu]

Hi,
I don't find any issue in the group archive that why I would like to
point out that I succeed to run Kivy example in Eclipse with PyDev. I
do the following conf :
* use the python interpreter use to run Kivy example in the PyDev
configuration
* add the Kivy lib in the project PYTHONPATH
* set the PATH, GST_PLUGIN_PATH, GST_REGISTRY in the run
configuration ->env.

I try simple example and it work with the debugger.

regards
Philippe

[Mathieu Virbel]

Thanks for reporting, would be nice to put that in documentation :)

2011/9/24 Philippe Delrieu <com...@gmail.com>:

[Guojian Miguel Wu]

Any docs/step by steps instructions on using PyDev with Kivi?

Thanks.

[Pavel Kostelník]

That depends on platform I guess, but for me (Mac OS 10.7):

1. install PyDev

2. manually add kivy package (compiled one, not the .dmg for mac) to python packages (done in Eclipse -> preferences -> PyDev -> interpreters)

3. rebuild the package repository for interpreter (done in Eclipse -> preferences -> PyDev -> interpreters)

=> viola !

Dne pátek, 27. července 2012 0:01:34 UTC+2 Guojian Miguel Wu napsal(a):

[Guojian Miguel Wu]

Thank you.

[qay]

Hi,

I tried this setup but still have problems.

Below an image of the interpreter setup
I thing the problem is the setup of PATH, GST_PLUGIN_PATH, GST_REGISTRY.
Below is also an image of the environment setup and an test project example.
As you can see the kivy import fails. If I start the example with the right click 'send to -> kivy....' it works.

Any suggestions?

with best regards,

[nepix32]

As far as I can see, your PATH variable is set in a wrong way:

 

In the PyDev interpreter section of Environment

 

Variable

PATH

Value

PATH = mypath1;mypath2;%PATH%

 

should read

 

Variable

PATH

Value

mypath1;mypath2;%PATH%

 

instead (assuming M$ Windows as OS).

 

see also

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9768489/kivy-eclipse-and-pydev-also-pypy

[qay]

Arggg :-(
yes it was wrong. Copy/ Past error from the link you mentioned.
I created a new proj to be sure the new Environment values are used but still the same problem with 'ImportError: No module named kivy'.

And yes it's win 7 ;-)

best reagrds,

[nepix32]

And yes it's win 7 ;-)

I tried it on XP and Win7 exactly as outlined in the mentioned

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9768489/kivy-eclipse-and-pydev-also-pypy

and i mean the last post of user698585

 

See his second item:

• * add kivy package folder under libraries tab (still in Python Interpreters Prefs section making sure the kivy python interpreter is selected)

 

I am missing that in your screenshot. There should be one item like:

C:\Python27\kivy-1.3\kivy

 

It is weird that you are nesting python interpreters C:\Python27 and C:\Python27\kivy-1.3\Python

However, not sure if that could give a problem.

[qay]

Ohhhhhhhhh man THX a lot nepix32 :-)
Yes the problem was the missing kivy subfolder. I added it with 'New Folder'.
Now it looks like:

[Deathcloset]

Had to attach screenshot of my eclipse configuration - google groups wouldn't insert inline for some reason.

At any rate - attached png is the eclipse configuration I have managed to get working on Macintosh OS X 10.7.4 with python 2.7.1 with the wonderful pydev.

Pretty much I only needed to install Cython and create a symlink to the (downloaded non-compiled) /Applications/Kivy.app/Resources magical location (eclipse can't navigate or browse within mac app packages seemingly).

[Cam Jackson]

Hey everyone,

I went through the previously mentioned instructions (including setting the environment variables in PyDev) and that was enough to get PyDev to run Kivy applications. However, the PyDev editor was still not finding the Kivy source, which meant that I was getting lots of import errors, and auto-complete was not working. I ended up creating a symlink from the site-packages directory of Kivy's Python installation to the Kivy source folder, and that seemed to fix it.

I've described the entire process of getting Kivy to work in PyDev in a blog post here: http://www.ocularsoftware.com/2012/11/how-to-use-pydev-to-develop-and-run-kivy-applications-on-windows/

Hope that helps someone.

[marlus araujo]

Pavel, could you give more information about installing Kivy interpreter on Aptana Pydev?

on OS X, where do I get compiled kivy package?

I've downloaded Cython and github repository.

after run $ sudo python setup.py install

I could not find package. What is it?

Thank you!

[marlus araujo]

Oh, I've found it:

/Applications/Kivy.app/Contents/Resources/script

Very easy to configure on OS X, but the script is located on Kivy.app.

Could not find on repo after run setup

[Mathieu Virbel]

The script is available only in the app, because it need to be configured to use all the libraries we ship within the app.

If you install kivy and dependencies manually, then just use python.

Mathieu

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[zeller...@gmail.com]

You should really create some <official> walkthroughs to setup a develpoment environment on various platforms w/various IDEs.
It would make your product more user friendly.
It wasn't such a big deal with this thread and SO posts, and even (at least) one blog post available, but the point that all these resources exist point that such a thing is non-trivial.
Just a suggestion, no offense meant!

[ZenCODE]

Yes, agreed Zeller! And I plan on adding such a thing to the wiki.

https://github.com/kivy/kivy/wiki

Based on this : http://www.ocularsoftware.com/2012/11/how-to-use-pydev-to-develop-and-run-kivy-applications-on-windows/

Basically, there are 3 environment variables one needs to set up. It's difficult to make an IDE specific version, as there are so many IDE's, and they are continually changing. But I agree we should at least address the basic principles. Plan on adding that soon...;-)

Peace out