Mod folder VS pivy module!

[abghrnjd]

I'm writing a macro in VScode as an external editor. I use a .env file to introduce modules to VScode:

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FREECAD_LIB=C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0.19\bin
FREECAD_LIB_two=C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0.19\lib
FREECAD_LIB_three=C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0.19\Ext
FREECAD_LIB_four=C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0.19\bin\Lib
FREECAD_MOD=C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0.19\Mod
FREECAD_MOD_two=C:\Users\Abbas\AppData\Roaming\FreeCAD\Mod\A2plus
FREECAD_STUBS=C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0.19\freecad-stubs-master\out
PYTHONPATH=${FREECAD_LIB};${FREECAD_LIB_two};${FREECAD_LIB_three};${FREECAD_LIB_four};${FREECAD_MOD};${FREECAD_MOD_two};${FREECAD_STUBS};${PYTHONPATH}

I also need to import pivy into my code some where:

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from pivy import coin

this means I have to add this line to .env file!

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C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0.19\bin\Lib\site-packages

as FREECAD_LIB_five

BUT when I add this line, FreeCAD Gui doesn't show up, Nothing happens! my whole code doesn't run any more!
How can I solve this paradox?

[abghrnjd]

I copied the whole pivy folder into mod folder. it Solved the problem. VS code finds it there!

[edwilliams16]

What does the .env file do for you? Does it get completion working? I've not managed that. Where else do those environment variables you define appear?

I imagine soft-linking into your Mod directory would also work and be tidier.

[abghrnjd]

What does the .env file do for you? Does it get completion working? I've not managed that. Where else do those environment variables you define appear?

I imagine soft-linking into your Mod directory would also work and be tidier.

I'd never heard of soft/hard linking! looks like a great idea.
How is it possible on Freecad installed in windows?

[edwilliams16]

Symlinks how been in Unix since Day 1 - and since under the hood OSX is Unix, it's there on Macs. I'm not very familiar with Windows, but a quick google gave https://www.maketecheasier.com/create-s ... windows10/

[HakanSeven12]

Maybe you can create a tutorial about VScode-FreeCAD.

[abghrnjd]

Maybe you can create a tutorial about VScode-FreeCAD.

It's a good challenge, very tempting to learn, but a real pain in the neck to implement... countless, complicated errors rise up when you start. you must have a good knowledge in programming to be comfortable with this approach. I know very little.