Installation of WeDo Python Support

Software Dependancies

Some or all of the following are required.

aptitude install python-pip
aptitude install python-dev
aptitude install python-usb
aptitude install git

Standard install for WeDo Library - Failing

pip install wedo

A possible workaround for the missing CHANGES.rst file.

cd build/wedo/
cat one two three > CHANGES.rst
python setup.py install

Workaround install for WeDo Library

git clone git://github.com/itdaniher/WeDoMore.git
cd WeDoMore/
sudo python setup.py install

Fixing a Missing usb.core

This is the the symptom.

sudo python
>>> from wedo import WeDo
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wedo-1.0.0-py2.7.egg/wedo/__init__.py", line 8, in <module>
    import usb.core
ImportError: No module named core

The problem is an old version of pyusb. It should be 1.0 ore greater. pyusb fix link

root@raspberrypi:/home/pi/wedo# ls /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages
debconf.py			  python-support.pth
debconf.pyc			  pyusb-0.4.3.egg-info
distribute-0.6.24dev_r0.egg-info  README
easy_install.py			  RPi
easy_install.pyc		  RPi.GPIO-0.4.1a.egg-info
pip				  serial
pip-1.1.egg-info		  setuptools
pkg_resources.py		  setuptools.egg-info
pkg_resources.pyc		  setuptools.pth
pygame				  site.py
pygame-1.9.1release.egg-info	  site.pyc
pyserial-2.5.egg-info		  usb.so