LibreOffice with Python 3.5

[salp]

Kunda1,

edit:
I just noticed you are running Python v2.7.6, this code will not work (you need to compile FreeCAD with Python 3.5).
Earlier in this post I listed all the depnedencies and cMake edits required to compile on Python 3.5.

Skip the rest of this post if freecad is not compiled with Python 3.5


I went back and found the following in my notes:

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OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
python version 3.3 minimum
freecad 0.17 compiled with Python3
LibreOffice version 5.1.6.2 10m0(Build:2)
         The pyuno package is bundled with LibreOffice and located in "/usr/lib/libreoffice/program"

 # Install python packages
         sudo apt-get install libreoffice libreoffice-script-provider-python
         sudo apt-get install python-pip

# Install python modules
         sudo pip install unotools

It took me a long time to figure out all the dependencies, see if you're missing any of these dependencies and let me know if it works.

Sal

[salp]

I tried to change the subject, I dont think I'm doing it right.

[jmaustpc]

I tried to change the subject, I dont think I'm doing it right.

Hi Sal
The trick is to edit the first post, when in edit mode you can then edit its topic title. You can edit your own posts but others have to be a moderator to be able to do so.

I fixed it for you.
Jim

[salp]

thanks.

[silopolis]

Hi

thanks.

Any news about this ?

Bests

[salp]

I have not done any more.
While I think that integrating LibreOffice freecad would be very beneficial, unfortunately I don't have the programming skill set to pursue this.

One of the big stumbling blocks for me is not being able to use an IDE such Eclipse.

Sal

[silopolis]

I have not done any more.
While I think that integrating LibreOffice freecad would be very beneficial, unfortunately I don't have the programming skill set to pursue this.

One of the big stumbling blocks for me is not being able to use an IDE such Eclipse.

Sad news, but the lack of dev skills is a pain for me too so I even more sadly understand...

On the IDE front, can't QtCreator be used ?
I'll continue pushing this one until a Jedi comes by... or that the Force reveals to me, why not ?!

Anyway, thanks for seeding this work

[kkremitzki]

I have not done any more.
While I think that integrating LibreOffice freecad would be very beneficial, unfortunately I don't have the programming skill set to pursue this.

One of the big stumbling blocks for me is not being able to use an IDE such Eclipse.

Sad news, but the lack of dev skills is a pain for me too so I even more sadly understand...

On the IDE front, can't QtCreator be used ?
I'll continue pushing this one until a Jedi comes by... or that the Force reveals to me, why not ?!

Anyway, thanks for seeding this work

Yes, QtCreator is a good cross-platform IDE for this project, and one day I'd like to have better instructions in the wiki for newcomers to set up a build environment in QtCreator for this very reason.

[silopolis]

[...] one day I'd like to have better instructions in the wiki for newcomers to set up a build environment in QtCreator...

That'd be great indeed !

[salp]

At the very minimum being able to configure any IDE so that you can browse the objects would be a major step forward.

I have read the posts that explain why you cant run FreeCAD inside an IDE, my needs are much simpler. I would love to be able to import/include a FreeCAD module and then browse the objects in it. I only have experience (very limited at that) with Eclipse and the Python plug in, and sometimes it will list the objects and sometimes it wont.

I understand that some modules are written in C++ and others are written in Python, and that I can list all the objects from inside the FreeCAD Python panel using the command line but I'm not that skilled and really don't have the time/capability available to learn how to do that so I rely on the IDE to do most of the heavy lifting.

Anyway I will continue to keep an eye on this topic as I am interested in the outcome.

Thanks
Sal