[X] I use KiKit at least version 1.4.0 (older version are not supported)
KiKit version
1.5.0
KiCAD version
8.0
Operating system
windows 11
Description
when I install kikit backend according to the instructions (open kicad command prompt and type pip install kikit) kikit is installed successfully, but command kikit --help does not work, it return "operable program or batch file not found".
I found, that kikit was installed into c:\ .... \Documents\KiCad\8.0\3rdparty\Python311\Scripts, but this folder is not added to PATH of the kicad command prompt, there is only c:\ .... \Documents\KiCad\8.0\3rdparty\Python39\Scripts. Quickfix is to duplicate the Python311 folder and rename it to Python39. Another, cleaner solution is to add c:\ .... \Documents\KiCad\8.0\3rdparty\Python311\Scripts to the system PATH, it will be reflected also in kicad command prompt after closing it and opening it again.
It would be nice to install kikit into the correct folder or to add note into the documentation, that this problem could occur. It took for me a while to figure out, what is going on.
Steps to Reproduce
1) install kikit via KiCad8 command prompt
2) try to run kikit --help
3) add c:\ .... \Documents\KiCad\8.0\3rdparty\Python311\Scripts into system PATH and try again
Prerequisites
KiKit version
1.5.0
KiCAD version
8.0
Operating system
windows 11
Description
when I install kikit backend according to the instructions (open kicad command prompt and type
pip install kikit
) kikit is installed successfully, but commandkikit --help
does not work, it return "operable program or batch file not found".I found, that kikit was installed into
c:\ .... \Documents\KiCad\8.0\3rdparty\Python311\Scripts
, but this folder is not added toPATH
of the kicad command prompt, there is onlyc:\ .... \Documents\KiCad\8.0\3rdparty\Python39\Scripts
. Quickfix is to duplicate thePython311
folder and rename it toPython39
. Another, cleaner solution is to addc:\ .... \Documents\KiCad\8.0\3rdparty\Python311\Scripts
to the system PATH, it will be reflected also in kicad command prompt after closing it and opening it again.It would be nice to install kikit into the correct folder or to add note into the documentation, that this problem could occur. It took for me a while to figure out, what is going on.
Steps to Reproduce
1) install kikit via KiCad8 command prompt 2) try to run
kikit --help
3) addc:\ .... \Documents\KiCad\8.0\3rdparty\Python311\Scripts
into system PATH and try again