Hi,
I am trying to call a Python script from inside one of the files in Eeschema. Has anyone tried this already? I am using the Embedded Python to C++ documentation (https://docs.python.org/3/extending/embedding.html).
Thank you.
Are you planning to modify the eeschema source code?
Yes. I am. Do you have experience with modifying the code?
Oh! I’m sorry. I didn’t realize! I apologize for the silly question.
Tagging I hope you don’t mind the attempt at humor. Please DM me if you’d like it deleted. In the meantime, you should ask your original question!
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Haha no worries! I appreciate it actually 
My original question is that I am trying to “create” my own dialogue widget in Eeschema and since I need to call a python script, I was wondering if it was possible to call Python from inside the C++ code.
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No worries;) I just wanted to be sure of your intentions. You will get plenty of useful information on the official website and I recommend joining the developers mailing list which is a great place to ask code related questions.
Anyway, I assume you do not want to develop a generic scripting interface a’la pcbnew, right? Just a quick hack to run a bit of Python code upon a certain action?
Thank you. I will join the mailing list!
Yes, I do not want to use pcbnew. Just a quick way to run Python code !
I think the way you proposed in the first post might be the simplest one for your needs. Good luck!
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What is the road-map for the more complete Python generic scripting interface a’la pcbnew in eeschema ?
Okay. Thank you very much!
IMHO, scripting support in pcbnew cannot be considered complete at the moment. It is too tightly bound with the C++ interfaces, meaning the scripts will break anytime we change the function signatures. Eeschema needs to undergo the model refactor (planned for v6) before we can even think about adding a scripting interface there.
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