Can't install

[GongSiqiu]

I copied relevant folder into ~/.kicad_plugins and refresh plugins. But these tools didn't show up in external plugins. I tried to copy kicad/demos/python_scripts_examples/action_plugin_test_undoredo.py there, this script works well. So I want to know some details about the installation. Thank you!

Application: kicad Version: 5.1.2+dfsg1-1, release build Libraries: wxWidgets 3.0.4 libcurl/7.64.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1c zlib/1.2.9 libidn2/2.0.5 libpsl/0.20.2 (+libidn2/2.0.5) libssh2/1.8.0 nghttp2/1.36.0 librtmp/2.3 Platform: Linux 4.19.0-5-amd64 x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK Build Info: wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 3.24 Boost: 1.67.0 OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1 Curl: 7.64.0 Compiler: Clang 7.0.1 with C++ ABI 1002

Build settings: USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=ON KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=ON KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON KICAD_USE_OCE=ON KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF KICAD_SPICE=ON

[MitjaNemec]

You do have to restart KiCad. Just refreshing from within KiCad is not enough (at least on Windows).

And the exact folder setup is ~/.kicad_plugins/replicate_layout/ for replicate_layout plugin for example?

[GongSiqiu]

I tried restart and undoredo worked well while replicate_layout failed

~/.kicad_plugins]$ tree
. ├── action_plugin_test_undoredo.py ├── pycache │   └── action_plugin_test_undoredo.cpython-37.pyc └── replicate_layout ├── action_replicate_layout.py ├── compare_boards.py ├── duplicate-replicate_layout.svg ├── duplicate-replicate_layout.svg.png ├── init.py ├── multiple_hierarchy │   ├── Leg.sch │   ├── multiple_hierarchy-cache.lib │   ├── multiple_hierarchy.kicad_pcb │   ├── multiple_hierarchy_outer.kicad_pcb │   ├── multiple_hierarchy_outer.sch │   ├── multiple_hierarchy_outer_test.kicad_pcb │   ├── multiple_hierarchy.pro │   ├── multiple_hierarchy.sch │   ├── multiple_hierarchy_test_alt.kicad_pcb │   ├── multiple_hierarchy_test.kicad_pcb │   ├── Power.sch │   └── Sensor.sch ├── no_wxpython.py ├── pycache │   ├── init.cpython-37.pyc │   └── no_wxpython.cpython-37.pyc ├── Replicate_layout_error.log ├── replicate_layout_GUI.fbp ├── replicate_layout_GUI.py ├── replicatelayout.py └── version.txt

[MitjaNemec]

Thanks for persisting. I know it can be a bit frustrating as I am at computer only twice a day for less than an hour so the discussion tempo is quite slow.

Just to avoid any misunderstandings due to the markdown representation the path to replicatelayout.py is ~/.kicad_plugins/replicate_layout/replicatelayout.py? Also the init.py has two underscores in prepended and appended? Please confirm this.

Can you delete Replicate_layout_error.log and launch KiCad again and if Replicate_layout_error.log gets created, please attach it here.

[GongSiqiu]

It's very kind of you. Thanks for your patience.

replicatelayout.py is ~/.kicad_plugins/replicate_layout/replicatelayout.py the init.py has two underscores in prepended and appended

Replicate_layout_error.log has only one line ModuleNotFoundError("No module named 'wx'") Replicate_layout_error.log

[GongSiqiu]

Installed something about wx, I maybe solved this problem. Thank you very much!