Hi,
I get the following error
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* KiCad 6.99 Command Prompt
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You may now invoke python or pip targeting kicad's install
C:\Users\david\Documents\KiCad\6.99>kikit --help
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\KiCad\6.99\bin\Lib\runpy.py", line 197, in _run_module_as_main
return _run_code(code, main_globals, None,
File "C:\Program Files\KiCad\6.99\bin\Lib\runpy.py", line 87, in _run_code
exec(code, run_globals)
File "C:\Users\david\Documents\KiCad\6.99\3rdparty\Python39\Scripts\kikit.exe\__main__.py", line 4, in <module>
File "C:\Users\david\Documents\KiCad\6.99\3rdparty\Python39\site-packages\kikit\ui.py", line 2, in <module>
from kikit import (panelize_ui, export_ui, present_ui, stencil_ui,
File "C:\Users\david\Documents\KiCad\6.99\3rdparty\Python39\site-packages\kikit\panelize_ui.py", line 7, in <module>
from kikit.panelize_ui_sections import *
File "C:\Users\david\Documents\KiCad\6.99\3rdparty\Python39\site-packages\kikit\panelize_ui_sections.py", line 4, in <module>
from kikit import plugin
File "C:\Users\david\Documents\KiCad\6.99\3rdparty\Python39\site-packages\kikit\plugin\__init__.py", line 12, in <module>
from kikit.common import KIKIT_LIB
File "C:\Users\david\Documents\KiCad\6.99\3rdparty\Python39\site-packages\kikit\common.py", line 7, in <module>
from pcbnew import wxPoint, wxRect, EDA_RECT
ImportError: cannot import name 'EDA_RECT' from 'pcbnew' (C:\Program Files\KiCad\6.99\bin\Lib\site-packages\pcbnew.py)
C:\Users\david\Documents\KiCad\6.99>
When running kicad-nightly-r29245.0595efd0a7-x86_64.exe
I was able to upgrade kikit by issuing the pip install -U kikit
command. However, I still get the “kikit installation not found” dialog box poping up.
I’m using python version 3.9.10 and the command prompts are using Admin privileges. I hope this info is useful.