Configuring python for coppelia in ubuntu 24.04

[tttbarros]

Hi! I was researching how to configure python inside coppelia in ubuntu 24.04. I've already configured it in windows, by setting python in the file usrset.txt located at C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\CoppeliaSim and installing zmq and cbor libraries.

How can i do that procedure for ubuntu?

Thanks in advance

[coppelia]

Hello,

on Ubuntu 24, Python is safeguarded to prevent users from causing system-wide damage. To manage Python-related tasks and specific packages without risking the system's integrity, it is recommended to use a virtual environment, which isolates dependencies and configurations for individual projects. You could do something like following, using venv:

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sudo apt install python3-pip
sudo apt install python3.12-venv
python3 -m venv myConfiguration
source myConfiguration/bin/activate

You'll have to make sure to always first source myConfiguration as the first instruction in a new terminal, to make sure the virtual environment is activated. Then you can use Python as previously, e.g. installing new packages, etc, e.g.:

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pip3 install pyzmq
pip3 install cbor2

And you should not need to modify anything in usrset.txt in that case.

Cheers