MMM-PythonPrint customisation

sdetweil

@RobCee o, I see that I have a potential bug… if the command: is not configured,
it defaults to “”… oops…

I just pushed an update got that

git pull in the module folder

to debug

add debug: true

and then look where u start MM… (this doing npm start )

[11.04.2022 10:55.13.087] [LOG]   MMM-PythonPrint received a socket notification: CONFIG - Payload: [object Object]
[11.04.2022 10:55.13.087] [LOG]   PythonPrint spawning modules/MMM-PythonPrint/printit.py
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[11.04.2022 10:55.18.114] [LOG]   PythonPrint sending program output=hello

RobCee

@sdetweil I will have a go with that, but I think I have a slightly different problem of my own making.

sdetweil

@RobCee ok, I also fixed the use of the pythonName and added it to the debug message

[11.04.2022 11:04.20.218] [LOG]   PythonPrint spawning modules/MMM-PythonPrint/printit.py using python3
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[11.04.2022 11:04.25.244] [LOG]   PythonPrint sending program output=hello

RobCee

I’m not sure why, as I did manage to get it working at one point, but I think the issue is that I am using the MM OS Docker image to run all this.
I think this means that the path expectations are different from the assumptions that I am making.
I may have to give in and just build the whole thing manually - it will probably be quicker than trying to fault find the install, given it’s obfuscation.

sdetweil

@RobCee yes, docker paths and if OUTSIDE the MM tree, then YOU have to add new volume statements to the docker setup to map them

RobCee

@sdetweil yeah, I am deliberately keeping all the module paths in the default place, but it still doesn’t like it.
But if I go into the docker container, it doesn’t seem to have access to Python, so maybe that’s the problem.
It is all rather confusing. (More so from your end, no doubt)

sdetweil

@RobCee this.file(filename) will prepend the file system path to the module folder

I just pushed a fix to do the same in the module, instead of the __dirname prefix

RobCee

@sdetweil But if I exec into a bash console in the docker container, it doesn’t seem to have access to Python, so maybe that’s the problem.
It is all rather confusing. (More so from your end, no doubt)

sdetweil

@RobCee you had to install python in the container if it wasn’t as part of the instance

RobCee

@sdetweil I have just had that lightbulb switch on in my head…