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ukBaz / python-bluezero

A simple Python interface to Bluez
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dbus dependency missing / not documented #329

Closed PhilippSchindler closed 3 years ago

PhilippSchindler commented 3 years ago

Hi,

I installed this library using pip in a virtual environment. Unfortunately, my first test from bluezero import adapter failed at line 4 for adapter.py with the import dbus statement. There are quite a few dbus packages available on Pypi. Could you please tell me which dbus package or other dependencies are required? Maybe you also want to added them to a requirements.txt?

All the best, Philipp

ukBaz commented 3 years ago

This library is primarily aimed at use on the Raspberry Pi where it is common not to use venv. There is some information on installing with venv's at:

https://github.com/ukBaz/python-bluezero/blob/main/docs/developer_docs.rst#developer-install

This has been discussed previously but there is not a good solution when there is system dependencies.

If venv's are important to you, then there is another Bluetooth library (that doesn't depend on dbus-python, the reference implementation of the D-Bus protocol) and so is totally installed within the venv. That is available at: https://github.com/ukBaz/BLE_GATT

PhilippSchindler commented 3 years ago

Thank you very much, that explanation was very helpful. Sorry for not spotting this developer docs. I will have a look at BLE_GATT.