A favor requested from someone running Windows?

geeksville · December 23, 2020, 2:55am

Hi ya’ll,

If you are running windows can you post what “pip3 install pytap2” does on your machine? I don’t think the pytap2 lib will work on windows, but I want to make sure it at least installs.

mc-hamster · December 23, 2020, 4:20am

mc-hamster · December 23, 2020, 5:28am

@geeksville If you want a Windows 10 desktop for any reason, let me know – I can provision you one on my ESXi host and give you VPN and Remote Desktop to get in. I have enough Windows licenses to spare.

ps. Please approve https://github.com/meshtastic/arduino-esp32/pull/1

qurm · December 24, 2020, 6:10am

@geeksville
I am also using Windows, and just updated the Python app to Version: 1.1.27
pip3 install meshtastic
after this, when I run it, I get
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pytap2'

I then installed pytap2, and ran again, and get
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'fcntl' EDIT: fcntl

Are there some missing dependencies in the latest version?

Thanks, Andy

geeksville · December 24, 2020, 7:41am

Apparently there are some windows differences between users ;-). I just pushed out a python release that makes tun optional. Pip3 - install -upgrade should granite l grab it.

qurm · December 24, 2020, 10:06am

Thanks - just after posting I saw your updates in github. I tried pip3, but just got the same version.
I still get this if run meshtastic
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'fcntl'

geeksville · December 24, 2020, 12:15pm

ok - I think I just properly conditionalized things to not include the IP tunnel code on windows. Anyone willing to try “pip3 install --upgrade meshtastic” and tell me if it works? 1.1.28 is the new version.

Since I wasn’t sure os-x doesn’t have this problem I just turned that off as well. If someone has os-x, they can try changing the have_tunnel check in main.py to be less paranoid and see if it works there?

qurm · December 27, 2020, 4:38am

Hi Kevin - yes, it does now work, but still get a message after each command
'Namespace' object has no attribute 'tunnel'
for example:

>meshtastic --port COM9 --sendtext "hello kevin"
Connected to radio
Sending text message hello kevin to ^all
'Namespace' object has no attribute 'tunnel'

>meshtastic
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\users\xx\appdata\local\programs\python\python36\lib\runpy.py", line 193, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", mod_spec)
  File "c:\users\xx\appdata\local\programs\python\python36\lib\runpy.py", line 85, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "C:\Users\xx\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\Scripts\meshtastic.exe\__main__.py", line 7, in <module>
  File "c:\users\xx\appdata\local\programs\python\python36\lib\site-packages\meshtastic\__main__.py", line 461, in main
    common()
  File "c:\users\xx\appdata\local\programs\python\python36\lib\site-packages\meshtastic\__main__.py", line 320, in common
    args.tunnel or args.router != None or args.qr:
AttributeError: 'Namespace' object has no attribute 'tunnel'

geeksville · December 27, 2020, 8:00am

ooh thanks - I’ll fix!

geeksville · December 27, 2020, 8:04am

@qurm ok fixed in 1.1.29 (I think). Can you try “pip3 install --upgrade meshtastic” and confirm?

qurm · December 27, 2020, 8:20am

Well, the error is being handled ok, but still shows the message.
I do have a dev environment on Windows for Meshtastic-python, if I can do anything else?

C:\Users\xx>meshtastic --port COM10 --info
Connected to radio
my_node_num: 862628933
has_gps: true
num_channels: 20
region: "1.0-ANZ"
hw_model: "tbeam"
firmware_version: "1.1.23"
..

Nodes in mesh:
{'num': 862628933, 'user': {'id': '!c44f336aac45', 'longName': 'Unknown ac45', 'shortName': '?45', 'macaddr': 'xE8zaqxF'}, 'position': {'batteryLevel': 100}}
'Namespace' object has no attribute 'tunnel'

C:\Users\xx>meshtastic --port COM10 --sendtext "hello kevin"
Connected to radio
Sending text message hello kevin to ^all
'Namespace' object has no attribute 'tunnel'

C:\Users\xx>meshtastic --version
1.1.29

geeksville · December 28, 2020, 1:38am

ok definitely fixed now ;-). thanks for the remote debugging help @qurm.

claesg · December 30, 2020, 3:45pm

I just upgraded the python API to 1.1.30 on my Ubuntu machine and there is a reference to pytap2 missing somewhere. I had to install it manually. Here is the full log:

> pip3 install -U  meshtastic
Collecting meshtastic
  Downloading meshtastic-1.1.30-py3-none-any.whl (37 kB)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: dotmap>=1.3.14 in /home/claes/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from meshtastic) (1.3.14)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: pygatt>=4.0.5 in /home/claes/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from meshtastic) (4.0.5)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: pyserial>=3.4 in /home/claes/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from meshtastic) (3.4)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: pyqrcode>=1.2.1 in /home/claes/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from meshtastic) (1.2.1)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: pexpect>=4.6.0 in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages (from meshtastic) (4.6.0)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: protobuf>=3.13.0 in /home/claes/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from meshtastic) (3.13.0)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: pypubsub>=4.0.3 in /home/claes/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from meshtastic) (4.0.3)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: enum-compat in /home/claes/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from pygatt>=4.0.5->meshtastic) (0.0.3)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: setuptools in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages (from protobuf>=3.13.0->meshtastic) (45.2.0)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: six>=1.9 in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages (from protobuf>=3.13.0->meshtastic) (1.14.0)
Installing collected packages: meshtastic
  Attempting uninstall: meshtastic
    Found existing installation: meshtastic 1.1.25
    Uninstalling meshtastic-1.1.25:
      Successfully uninstalled meshtastic-1.1.25
Successfully installed meshtastic-1.1.30
> meshtastic --info
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/claes/.local/bin/meshtastic", line 5, in <module>
    from meshtastic.__main__ import main
  File "/home/claes/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/meshtastic/__main__.py", line 15, in <module>
    from . import tunnel
  File "/home/claes/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/meshtastic/tunnel.py", line 18, in <module>
    from pytap2 import TapDevice
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pytap2'
> pip3 install -U  pytap2
Collecting pytap2
  Downloading pytap2-2.0.0-py3-none-any.whl (5.4 kB)
Installing collected packages: pytap2
Successfully installed pytap2-2.0.0
> meshtastic --info
Connected to radio
my_node_num: 3220213000
num_channels: 10
region: "1.0-EU865"
hw_model: "tlora-v1"
firmware_version: "1.1.30"
packet_id_bits: 32
current_packet_id: 1051273344
node_num_bits: 32
message_timeout_msec: 300000
min_app_version: 20120

preferences {
  ls_secs: 300
  region: EU865
}
channel_settings {
  modem_config: Bw125Cr48Sf4096
  psk: "\001"
}

Channel URL https://www.meshtastic.org/c/#GAMiAQE=
Nodes in mesh:
{'num': 3220213000, 'user': {'id': '!3c71bff08d08', 'longName': 'Desk', 'shortName': 'Dsk', 'macaddr': 'PHG/8I0I'}}
{'num': 681024020, 'user': {'id': '!246f28979a14', 'longName': 'Nexus', 'shortName': 'Nxs', 'macaddr': 'JG8ol5oU'}, 'snr': 11.75}
{'num': 681022624, 'user': {'id': '!246f289794a0', 'longName': 'Claes', 'shortName': 'Cls', 'macaddr': 'JG8ol5Sg'}, 'snr': 10.25}
>

IZ1IVA · December 30, 2020, 4:00pm

Happened to me as well on Raspberry Pi OS some API releases ago.

geeksville · December 31, 2020, 1:20am

@claesg hmm - that’s really strange. I though I had quashed this one for @qurm. It seems your windows python install was more aggressive about trying to resolve imports (which were guarded by a conditional to prevent their resolution). Can you try upgrading to 1.1.31 I just released to bury things deeper?

@claesg: what version of python do you have installed?
@qurm: what version of python do you have installed?
(I’m trying to figure out of later versions of python don’t have this problem)

claesg · December 31, 2020, 8:55am

1.1.31 sems to work without pytap2. Thanks for the fix!
I am runnig Python 3.8.5 on Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS

> pip3 uninstall pytap2
Found existing installation: pytap2 2.0.0
Uninstalling pytap2-2.0.0:
  Would remove:
    /home/claes/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pytap2-2.0.0.dist-info/*
    /home/claes/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pytap2/*
Proceed (y/n)? y
  Successfully uninstalled pytap2-2.0.0
> pip3 install -U meshtastic
Collecting meshtastic
  Downloading meshtastic-1.1.31-py3-none-any.whl (37 kB)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: pyserial>=3.4 in ./.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from meshtastic) (3.4)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: pyqrcode>=1.2.1 in ./.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from meshtastic) (1.2.1)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: pexpect>=4.6.0 in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages (from meshtastic) (4.6.0)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: pygatt>=4.0.5 in ./.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from meshtastic) (4.0.5)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: dotmap>=1.3.14 in ./.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from meshtastic) (1.3.14)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: pypubsub>=4.0.3 in ./.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from meshtastic) (4.0.3)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: protobuf>=3.13.0 in ./.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from meshtastic) (3.13.0)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: enum-compat in ./.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages (from pygatt>=4.0.5->meshtastic) (0.0.3)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: six>=1.9 in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages (from protobuf>=3.13.0->meshtastic) (1.14.0)
Requirement already satisfied, skipping upgrade: setuptools in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages (from protobuf>=3.13.0->meshtastic) (45.2.0)
Installing collected packages: meshtastic
  Attempting uninstall: meshtastic
    Found existing installation: meshtastic 1.1.30
    Uninstalling meshtastic-1.1.30:
      Successfully uninstalled meshtastic-1.1.30
Successfully installed meshtastic-1.1.31
> python --version
Python 3.8.5
claes@big-ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS \n \l

> meshtastic --info
Connected to radio
my_node_num: 3220213000
num_channels: 10
region: "1.0-EU865"
hw_model: "tlora-v1"
firmware_version: "1.1.30"
packet_id_bits: 32
current_packet_id: 380013883
node_num_bits: 32
message_timeout_msec: 300000
min_app_version: 20120

preferences {
  ls_secs: 300
  region: EU865
}
channel_settings {
  modem_config: Bw125Cr48Sf4096
  psk: "\001"
}

Channel URL https://www.meshtastic.org/c/#GAMiAQE=
Nodes in mesh:
{'num': 3220213000, 'user': {'id': '!3c71bff08d08', 'longName': 'Desk', 'shortName': 'Dsk', 'macaddr': 'PHG/8I0I'}, 'position': {}}
{'num': 681024020, 'user': {'id': '!246f28979a14', 'longName': 'Nexus', 'shortName': 'Nxs', 'macaddr': 'JG8ol5oU'}, 'position': {'batteryLevel': 43}, 'snr': 11.0}
{'num': 681022624, 'user': {'id': '!246f289794a0', 'longName': 'Claes', 'shortName': 'Cls', 'macaddr': 'JG8ol5Sg'}, 'position': {'batteryLevel': 45}, 'snr': 9.0}
claes@big-ubuntu:~$

Scout · January 19, 2021, 11:39pm

Can someone help me out install Meshtastic on windows 10? This is what I get when when trying to install pytap2;

If I try to install Meshtastic, this is what I get;

I have installed Python 3.9 already, not sure what is the issue?

Thanks

UPDATE: Figured it out, I was in the wrong directory - windows user with hidden directories.
Once I selected ‘show hidden items’ in windows file explorer I was able to find the correct directory with python scripts. Both pytap2 and Meshtastic installed without issues.

Maybe someone as skillful as me will need this

Lure.Exciting.Salads · January 20, 2021, 2:07am

I went through the exact same problems, as well as a few other dummy steps.

Like trying to type “Sudo” at the beginning multiple times haha.

Would definitely be good to clarify a few things on the install process.

geeksville · January 20, 2021, 2:54am

thanks ya’ll for the feedback. If either of you new windows users are willing to improve README.md in meshtastic-python, I’d eagerly merge the changes. It would really help everyone else.

Here’s a good tutorial if you wanna learn how to do this fun and helpful thing. (no good deed goes unpunished )

Lure.Exciting.Salads · January 20, 2021, 3:10am

You bet! I’ve been brainstorming some windows/general things to add, it’s the least I could do to contribute! I just want to learn it well enough that I can know what I’m talking about!

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