Python for footprint editor?

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Is there any Python access to the footprint editor?

I see that pcbnew C++ source files seem to indicate some support for the footprint editor.

Is there something equivalent to the pcbnew Python class, but allows scripting while in the foot print editor?

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I’m interested in this, too. I would like to play with some enhancement ideas for the fp editor, it would be much easier to start with python.

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There are footprint wizard files here.

Some built in python scripts here.

It looks like some of these create a module from within pcbnew. I just released a version of KiCommand that has unit tests for testing adding modules and pads. But nothing to directly integrate with the footprint editor.

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The wizards inherit a certain class and are limited. I can open and edit a footprint file in python:

import pcbnew
footpr = pcbnew.FootprintLoad("/path/to/fprints.pretty", “MY_FOOTPRINT”)

Or I can find a footprint in a board. but I can’t manipulate a footprint through the footprint editor “board”. Apparently there’s no GetFootprintBoard() or anything similar, like there is GetBoard() for the opened pcb board?

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