BOM script ImportError

Software
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Hi I’m trying to generate a bom file with this script that worked fine to me in previous releases of kicad. But after update to 5.0 it is broken.

In build settings there is KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
That is the reason why i can’t use the script? Or there is something else?

Run command:
python2.7 "/usr/lib/kicad/plugins/bom_csv_grouped_by_value_farnell.py" "/home/g/Drive/a/k/PCB/v2/k_v2.xml" "/home/g/Drive/a/k/PCB/v2/k_v2.CSV"

Command error. Return code 1
Error messages:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/kicad/plugins/bom_csv_grouped_by_value_farnell.py", line 19, in <module>
    import kicad_netlist_reader
ImportError: No module named kicad_netlist_reader

Kicad Version

Application: kicad
Version: 5.0.0-rc2-unknown-0e3be57~65~ubuntu16.04.1, release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.2
    libcurl/7.47.0 OpenSSL/1.0.2g zlib/1.2.8 libidn/1.32 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Linux 4.13.0-45-generic x86_64, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.2 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8) GTK+ 2.24
    Boost: 1.58.0
    OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.8.0
    Curl: 7.47.0
    Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 with C++ ABI 1009

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
    KICAD_SPICE=ON
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Something else.

It can’t find the file “kicad_netlist_reader.py”. That file needs to be in the python search path, maybe /usr/bin/scripting/plugins or similar in Linux?

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For some reason the whole usr/lib/kicad/plugins directory was empty… so kicad_netlist_reader.py wasn’t present.

I have copyed the kicad_netlist_reader.py from an other computer and all is working again.

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Had the same problem after upgrading my KiCAD to 5.0-RC2. The Python scripts are not included in the compilation output. I copied them manually from the sources.

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