How to install `buf.validate` dependencies?

[dusty-cjh]

Here is an example generated python file, it refers to buf.validate package:

from buf.validate import validate_pb2 as buf_dot_validate_dot_validate__pb2

But I can't find any information on the official site how to install the python dependencies.

I don't want to put a buf package in the top hierarchy, I just want simply a python package.

[stefanvanburen]

hey @dusty-cjh, please take a look at this section in the README: https://github.com/bufbuild/protovalidate-python?tab=readme-ov-file#generating-code-with-buf. Let me know if that helps.

[dusty-cjh]

According protobuf python doc, we can only generate python based on folder hierarchy.

protovalidate solution

export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:gen

That's a hack I think, I don't want to config any redundant env in my project.

my current solution

1. generate code

buf generate buf.build/bufbuild/protovalidate

2. push it to my own public git repo
3. install

pip install git+ssh://git@github.com/xxxxx

[stefanvanburen]

Hey @dusty-cjh, sounds like you have an approach you like, so going to close this out. I don't love the PYTHONPATH hack either, but it's a simple approach to getting the generated code recognized by your project. Let us know if you run into anything else!