Failed to open ... bom_csv_grouped_by_value.py

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In EESchema, when I click on Tools/Generate Bill of Materials…, I get a dialog that says

Warning: Failed to open file … bom_csv_grouped_by_value.py

I can dismiss it and click [Generate] in the next dialog window. Thereafter, I see a .xml file but not .csv file. Am I missing something?

Environment

Application: kicad
Version: (5.0.0-rc2-dev-310-g1cd6477), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.4
    libcurl/7.54.0 LibreSSL/2.0.20 zlib/1.2.11 nghttp2/1.24.0
Platform: Mac OS X (Darwin 17.5.0 x86_64), 64 bit, Little endian, wxMac
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.4 (UTF-8,STL containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.61.0
    Curl: 7.43.0
    Compiler: Clang 7.3.0 with C++ ABI 1002

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=ON
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_SPICE=ON
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FWIW, there is a workaround:

  • open a terminal window
  • cd /Applications/Kicad/kicad.app/Contents/SharedSupport/plugins/
  • python bom_csv_grouped_by_py <projdir>/projfile.xml <projdir>/projfile.csv
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I do it like this:

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I realize I should have included the full message, which reads:

Failed to open file “/private/var/folders/7x/bsz1mn9d5ps8pzs886s71d9m0000gq/T/AppTranslocation/35A17C01-590F-4CED-8676-FF9A6F3579FB/d/kicad.app/Contents/SharedSupport/plugins/bom_csv_grouped_by_value.py”

The directory /private/var/folders/7x/bsz1mn9d5ps8pzs886s71d9m0000gq/T/AppTranslocation/35A17C01-590F-4CED-8676-FF9A6F3579FB doesn’t exist on my machine.

But as I mentioned, the workaround does the trick.

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Wait, the error comes up just by opening that dialog?

That’s what I’ve been using to test:

Application: kicad
Version: (5.0.0-rc2-dev-655-ge0ca5bab1), release build
Libraries:
    wxWidgets 3.0.3
    libcurl/7.54.1 OpenSSL/1.0.2l zlib/1.2.11 libssh2/1.8.0 nghttp2/1.23.1 librtmp/2.3
Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
    wxWidgets: 3.0.3 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
    Boost: 1.60.0
    Curl: 7.54.1
    Compiler: GCC 7.1.0 with C++ ABI 1011

Build settings:
    USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
    USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
    KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
    KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
    BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
    KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
    KICAD_SPICE=ON
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Wait, the error comes up just by opening that dialog?

That’s correct. Note, however, that I’m on macOS. Pretty sure it’s OS specific.

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