Development of a new Python scripting API for KiCad based on Piers Titus van der Torren work and comunity feedback to create a less C++ tied API.
A second intention of this new API is also to provide better documentation via sphinx.
This library is under development and requires a fairly recent (daily) build of KiCad. It may not work with stable versions.
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Add these lines to kicad python shell startup file (PyShell_pcbnew_startup.py) with correct path to 'kicad-python'
import sys
sys.path.append("/path/to/kicad-python/")
from kicad.pcbnew.board import Board
board = Board.from_editor()
- Launch the python shell from kicad and access the board components
via the global object
board.