The grpcio package contains a binary that is both protoc and the plugin, all in one. So while it technically doesn't contain a binary called "grpc_python_plugin", you don't need it when using the tools packages we are providing. The point is that you don't need to have any hassle with fiddling with the protoc options.
As an easier comparison point, the nodejs tools package does this for you for instance: https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/src/node/tools/bin/protoc.js As you can see, calling protoc with the nodejs package automatically injects the plugin for you into the command-line, removing the need to even know about the compiler plugin. This is true for any of the tools packages, including python, which does it in a slightly more complicated way than nodejs. On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 11:18 PM, Sean Harger <[email protected]> wrote: > Is the only suitable way to obtain the grpc_python_plugin (for protoc) to > build the library from source? That's what I am currently doing in my > project and it seems like a waste of build time. > > All the evidence out there seems to suggest that installing grpcio from > pip does not include this binary, and I cannot find any official > alternatives other than downloading all of GRPC (and its dependencies) and > building the grpc_python_plugin directly. > > Am I missing something? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups " > grpc.io" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/grpc-io. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/grpc-io/CAGDDvkwNzV8cq2-2eQBYt6miWF0biXO_0vY7ifmMpngyTBvwJw%40mail. > gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/grpc-io/CAGDDvkwNzV8cq2-2eQBYt6miWF0biXO_0vY7ifmMpngyTBvwJw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "grpc.io" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/grpc-io. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/grpc-io/CAEvr0PHqBYSMQVEqXsXAKMd%3DYsLCN6XtTWjMVMebRAhaXXM3FA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
