Awesome that worked perfectly thank you! I had actually pulled the .py files up into the top level directory to solve that problem you identify while I was trying to get things running but obviously that is not the right solution long term.
On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 10:14 AM Jacky Volpes via QGIS-Developer < qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I recommend that you clone the repository somewhere else on your computer, > and add the path in QGIS settings, in the System > Environment variable > section, in QGIS_PLUGINPATH (see capture below). > > This way you will always be able to put the correct path to the plugin. > > Because here for instance with this plugin > <https://github.com/tarot231/qgis-project-packager-plugin>, if you want > your method to work, you should put "ProjectPackager" directory in > C:\...AppData...\python\plugins\, which is one level inside the cloned repo. > (i.e. the plugin directory is the directory where the metadata.txt file > is, and not the whole directory from the repo). > > I also recommend the use of the plugin "Plugin Reloader", so that you can > reload your python files without quiting/lauching QGIS each time (or > deactivating/reactivating the plugin). > > > > > Regards, > > Jacky Volpes > Oslandia > > > > Le 21/03/2023 à 14:57, Hugh Kelley via QGIS-Developer a écrit : > > Hi, > > could anyone share instructions for installing a plugin from the source > code on github instead of the plugin manager and subsequently making > changes and running the plugin to see the difference? > > I've tried cloning the repo to: > > C:\Users\hkelley\AppData\Roaming\QGIS\QGIS3\profiles\project-packager_dev\python\plugins\qgis-project-packager-plugin > and moved some things around to copy the set up of other installed > plugins. > > The plugin appears in the "installed" list but doesn't work. > > Maybe I need to compile it? but I would have thought for a python only > plugin that wouldn't be necessary. > > I've also separately followed the instructions for building a plugin from > scratch using plug in builder and plugin reloader. It's not clear to me how > I would apply those steps to working with an existing plugin. > > thanks for any guidance. > > Hugh > > _______________________________________________ > QGIS-Developer mailing listqgis-develo...@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > > > -- > Jacky Volpes > > Ingénieur SIG - Oslandia > > _______________________________________________ > QGIS-Developer mailing list > QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > -- Hugh Kelley
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