I found my error and the setup.py was in the tar download. Unfortunately, ./setup.py build fails to import configobj I have been unable to download the module using:
sudo apt-get install configobj or pip install configobj in fact I cannot download 'pip' !!! what am I doing wrong? thanks On Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 9:52:51 AM UTC-5, david glenn wrote: > > I am new to weewx and have very basic linux and python skills. I'd like > to run weewx on windows 10 with python 3.7. I've read the 'Python 3 > strategy' in the users group and it's outside my skill level. The users > guide for 2.7 seems very straightforward and meets the guide statement of " > Ability > to do simple Unix tasks such as changing file permissions and running > commands". that I can do. Has an installation guide been developed for > Windows 10 and python 3 and where can I find it? > > To introduce myself, I am a retired research plant physiologist. I built > a raspberry pi weather station and developed the code for it to monitor the > external weather as well as conditions in a small greenhouse. After a year > or so I decided that many of the sensors were unreliable so I purchased a > Davis Vantage Pro unit and will use weewx to manage the data. > > I realize I could subscribe to the WeatherLInk Pro site and obtain what I > want but I'd prefer to develop it myself (with your help). As a colleague > once wrote "what fun is it if it works out of the box". My alternative is > to use a RPI with python 2.7 and a samba server to shuttle the data to my > PC but I'd rather handle it directly on the PC if possible. I looked into > downloading Python 2.7 on the WIN10 PC and it seems python.org no longer > provides it because it is being phased-out. > > I greatly appreciate the time in helping me get started and any advice on > my strategy, 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/6fd1defb-e3be-4879-833b-4f014a2e32be%40googlegroups.com.
