[vtkusers] Vtk 6.1 Standalone Python Interface (Installer) Windows pyd files in wrong location

[David E DeMarle]

> vtkCommonCorePython.pyd is located inside the bin directory, while in the
> installer version it ends up in "C:\Program Files (x86)\VTK
> 6.1.0-RC1\lib\site-packages\vtk".

I'll take a look before rc2.

> Also it is strange to use the "Program Files (x86)" directory for a 64 bit
> applications. I am using windows 8.1 64 bits, and the version I tried was
> vtkpython-6.1.0.rc1-win64.exe

I'll fix that before rc2.

> Do you think it would be possible to distribute this as a python package
in pypi?

Not likely this release, but certainly down the road that is the right path.

Thanks for the great feedback!

On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 11:45 AM, diego0020 <da.angulo39 at uniandes.edu.co>wrote:

> Hello
>
> I think the new vtk python installers are a great idea. We use vtkPython a
> lot and having to compile from source on all our machines was a pain.
> Thanks
>
> However after a french installation, commands like
>
> import vtkPythonCore
>
> Which is for example called by
>
> from vtk.tk.vtkTkRenderWindowInteractor import \
>      vtkTkRenderWindowInteractor
>
> would fail
>
> I looked for differences between the compiled source, and the installed
> files, and I noticed in the compiled from source version
> vtkCommonCorePython.pyd is located inside the bin directory, while in the
> installer version it ends up in "C:\Program Files (x86)\VTK
> 6.1.0-RC1\lib\site-packages\vtk".
>
> This directory is not included in the sys.path variables (nor should it
> be),
> only its parent is included.
>
> I moved all the *.pyd files to the bin directory, and now it works.
>
> Also it is strange to use the "Program Files (x86)" directory for a 64 bit
> applications.
> I am using windows 8.1 64 bits, and the version I tried was
> vtkpython-6.1.0.rc1-win64.exe
>
> Again, I think this installer is a great idea, and it will be really useful
> to let people start using vtk very fast. Do you think it would be possible
> to distribute this as a python package in pypi?
>
> Best regards
>
>
>
>
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