Please demonstrate using a remote text editor to substitute the Python editor in FreeCAD

[Kunda1]

I have updated my article with enhanced auto-completion using freecad-stubs.

Awesome!

[hsbank]

Based on Cyril's explanation, I wanted to add Windows version. I have seen a few different questions from Windows perspective. I will try to keep as generic as possible in terms of folder representation. As Cyril explained in the video, create .env file and include the followings in .env file.

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FREECAD_LIB=../FreeCAD_0.19.22522/lib
FREECAD_MOD=../FreeCAD_0.19.22522/Mod
FREECAD_STUBS=../FreeCAD_0.19.22522/freecad-stubs/out
PYTHONPATH=${FREECAD_STUBS};${FREECAD_Mod};${FREECAD_LIB};${PYTHONPATH}

That said the project parent folder is the same location as the FreeCAD_0.19.22522 AppImage (Conda binary). Therefore, I have ../ structure in .env. Alternatively, you can write the lines below. Here, <WHEREVER YOU HAVE YOUR FREECAD> is the installation location.

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FREECAD_LIB=C:\\<WHEREVER YOU HAVE YOUR FREECAD>\\FreeCAD_0.19.22522\\lib
FREECAD_MOD=C:\\<WHEREVER YOU HAVE YOUR FREECAD>\\FreeCAD_0.19.22522\\Mod
FREECAD_STUBS=C:\\<WHEREVER YOU HAVE YOUR FREECAD>\\FreeCAD_0.19.22522\\freecad-stubs/out
PYTHONPATH=${FREECAD_STUBS};${FREECAD_Mod};${FREECAD_LIB};${PYTHONPATH}

I included stubs after downloading zip file from GitHub and opening the archive in FreeCAD installation folder as /freecad-stubs. In Windows 10, while writing PYTHONPATH you need to use ; instead of : . After adding .env file you need to restart VS Code.

I also use .vscode/settings.json for my project folder.

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{
    "terminal.integrated.env.windows": {
        "PYTHONPATH": "${env:PYTHONPATH};${workspaceFolder}/src",
    },
    "python.envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/.env"
}

In settings.json, you see that I have /src folder in which I keep my python scripts and modules that I developed. Having settings.json is not a must unless you would like to keep your developed python code -or module- in a separate folder.

Thank you Cyril for the video.

[drmacro]

I started modifying the grbl post yesterday in VS Code. I like linting and the modified file gets read each time I run it in Path.

But, i definitely need to find the forum post about setting up for debugging. Would be nice to be able to checkout variables at runtime.

[Cyril]

I started modifying the grbl post yesterday in VS Code. I like linting and the modified file gets read each time I run it in Path.

But, i definitely need to find the forum post about setting up for debugging. Would be nice to be able to checkout variables at runtime.

You are in the right thread (see previous posts)

I am still using ptvsd but yesterday I saw that vscode has a new debugger called debugpy. I am currently looking at it to debug Blender addons.

[drmacro]

I've added the python and json code as specified in the FC wiki: https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Debugging

But, am still confused about a couple things.

- what is the sequence to make the connection between FC and VSCode debugger.

- VSCode basically won't do anything because it knows not where "import FreeCAD" module resides, thus can't import.

[Modeler]

Here is a video showing debugging FreeCAD Python macros with Visual Studio Code with all the set up that is needed. Very simple. You can even use the debugger to edit the code but I am not sure how useful it is.

phpBB [video]

PTVSD is required and is available here.

pip install ptvsd

[chrisb]

Moved to Python forum - finally.

[chrisb]

Following posts were split to a new topic.

[Kunda1]

reupping this topic. I never got closure on this.
Note: there is alnso's effort to incorporate KTextEditor https://github.com/Alonso-JAMM/FreeCAD_KTextEditor