Changed the documentation in commit 686ca5 <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/commit/686ca58c2a03eed10dc4d88a2c75650fbc3ebcf1>
On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 5:22 AM David Beach <[email protected]> wrote: > As I carefully re-read the installation instructions, I see now how I > missed the prerequisites because I misread the documentation. I had > interpreted the instructions as applying only if you didn't have Python 2.7 > installed. When I read down through the actual commands, I see that there > are other prerequisites that are required. Since I did have Python 2.7 > installed, I skipped over the rest. Might be worth an edit on the next > revision of the documentation to clarify that having Python 2.7 installed > doesn't mean skip the stuff below! > > David > > On Wednesday, 17 October 2018 12:27:54 UTC-4, Dave Webb wrote: >> >> It's a prerequisite. >> >> # other required packages:sudo apt-get install python-configobj >> >> >> Dave-KB1PVH >> >> >> Sent from my Galaxy S9 >> >> On Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 11:33 AM David Beach <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I decided to try a new installation (my old one is still working) using >>> the setup.py method to make what looks to me like a tidier installation. >>> I'm pretty new and inexperienced with how the intricacies of Linux command >>> line work but I'm trying to learn. I used the instructions in the weewx >>> docs. >>> >>> I downloaded the installation file from weewx, use tar to decompress, >>> changed to the new directory where the decompressed files were and ran >>> <./setup.py build>. I got this: >>> >>> Traceback (most recent call last): >>> File "./setup.py", line 19, in <module> >>> import configobj >>> ImportError: No module named configobj >>> >>> So... what am I doing wrong? And where the heck is configobj? >>> >>> I have also attached a pic of the screen in case I made some error in >>> transcription or in case my pic gets removed from the post. (Because of the >>> way my RPi is set up and my lack of knowledge about Linux, taking a pic was >>> the easiest method for me!) >>> >>> Thanks for the help. >>> >>> David >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
