Prompt Detail:
To give the path of an externally downloaded library to a Python setup.py
file, you can use the include_dirs
and library_dirs
options in the Extension
object. Here are the steps to follow:
Download the library that you want to include and extract it to a folder of your choice.
Open the
setup.py
file in a text editor.Locate the
Extension
object for the module that requires the external library. If there is noExtension
object yet, you need to create one.Add the
include_dirs
andlibrary_dirs
options to theExtension
object, like this:
pythonfrom setuptools import Extension, setup
extension = Extension(
'my_module',
sources=['my_module.c'],
include_dirs=['path/to/external/library/include'],
library_dirs=['path/to/external/library/lib'],
libraries=['external_library_name']
)
setup(
ext_modules=[extension],
)
Replace my_module
with the name of the module that requires the external library, path/to/external/library
with the path to the folder where you extracted the library, and external_library_name
with the name of the library file (without the file extension).
Save the
setup.py
file and close the text editor.Open a command prompt or terminal window and navigate to the folder where the
setup.py
file is located.Run the following command to build the module:
arduinopython setup.py build
- Once the module has been built, run the following command to install it:
arduinopython setup.py install
- Wait for the installation to complete. Once the installation is finished, you can use the module in your Python projects by importing it like this:
pythonimport my_module
That's it! You have successfully given the path of an externally downloaded library to a Python setup.py
file and installed the module in Python.