Python bindings for chdkptp via an embedded, thread-safe Lua runtime (thanks to Stefan Behnel's lupa).

• C compiler
• Lua 5.2, with headers
• libusb, with headers
• lupa, installed with the --no-luajit flag

Currently chdkptp.py only works when the lupa package is linked to Lua. However, by default the package links to LuaJIT, so make sure that you install it with the --no-luajit flag. It is best to do this via pip, before you install chdkptp.py:

$ pip install lupa --install-option='--no-luajit'

Please refer to the API documentation on readthedocs.org

Currently, only manual installation is fully functional. For other ways to install this package see https://github.com/5up3rD4n1/chdkptp.py

Manual Installation ==================

I highly suggest to create a virtual env before installing the package(this will avoid permission errors):

$ python3 -m venv ~/.virtualenvs/chdkptp

Activate the environment:

$ source ~/.virtualenvs/chdkptp/bin/activate

To leave the virtual env just run:

$ deactivate

Now clone the repo with all the submodules:

$ git clone --recursive -j8  https://github.com/jairomelo/chdkptp.py.git

Get into the repo:

$ cd chdkptp.py

Install lupa dependency:

$ pip install lupa --install-option='--no-luajit'

Install other dependencies:

$ pip install six

Prepare the package with the python3 distutils command:

$ python setup.py sdist

And finally install the package:

$ python setup.py install

Now you can use chdkptp simply running:

>>> import chdkptp
>>> chdkptp.list_devices()
[]
>>>

NOTE: if you installed the package and you are inside the repo dir and try to import chdkptp, it will probably throw an error because python is loading the local dir module not the installed one.

This package was developed by @jbaiter and updated by @5up3rD4n1