Modules/libraries within CHIRP driver

[fbarbuto]

Hello,

I downloaded the CHIRP module f4hwn.chirp.driver.v3.4.py and couldn't resist giving a look into it. I verified that it contains imports to libraries that my system does not have installed, namely wx e chirp. Thus, common sense says that the CHIRP module won't work properly when activated after loading. What should I do? Neither wx nor chirp can be installed with pip (I tried). All the other models (webbrowser, logging, etc) are there.

What should I do? Should I load the .py module on CHIRP and run CHIRP this way without worries? My HT has F4HWN 4.0.

Thank you.

[armel]

Hello,

You need to load the Chirp driver from Chirp. There is no need to install python modules with PIP. Please take the time to read or re-read the documentation if necessary.

Armel, F4HWN.

[fbarbuto]

First off, may I tell you how much I appreciate the effort you've done to put this firmware together. Great work; thank you very much!

I loaded the Chirp driver last night as a pre-test and things apparently went well because the f4hwn option showed up in the drop-down menu. Yet I didn't let it run on my HT because I knew beforehand that some modules were missing. That's the big question: how does CHIRP handle those unsatisfied dependencies? At some point, the driver must try to invoke modules/functions that aren't anywhere on my system. What happens, then? I didn't check, but I don't believe I can find answers to those question in the documentation. Speaking of which, the documentation has yet quite a bit to be improved. It's arid and doesn't invite to its reading. Still, I'm thankful some documentation exists.

[prokrypt]

@fbarbuto Chirp itself uses wx. There is nothing missing.

[fbarbuto]

@fbarbuto Chirp itself uses wx. There is nothing missing.

There's no wx module on my laptop either nor can I install it. How can something use something else that isn't there? The plot thickens... ;-)

[prokrypt]

@fbarbuto Chirp itself uses wx. There is nothing missing.

There's no wx module on my laptop either nor can I install it. How can something use something else that isn't there? The plot thickens... ;-)

Probably because of venv (python's virtual environment/jail)

[fbarbuto]

I felt brave, went ahead and tried the driver "for real" on my HT. It worked beautifully. How? Don't ask me. Yet I couldn't be happier. Thanks.