Instructions for compiling the Python bindings for the iCub-Client. More...

Instructions for compiling the Python bindings for the iCub-Client.

First, follow the instructions to compile the YARP bindings for Python (see sections "Yarp for Python" and "Compiling YARP language bindings" and make sure they work correctly. For better compatibility, set the YARP_USE_PYTHON_VERSION variable, and use SWIG version 3 or newer (SWIG version 2 will not work for the iCub-Client due to the C++11 dependency).

To compile the Python bindings for the iCub-Client, follow these instructions:

cd /path/to/icub-client/bindings
mkdir build
cd build
ccmake ..
set `ICUBCLIENT_USE_PYTHON_VERSION` to the same value as `YARP_USE_PYTHON_VERSION` and configure + generate
make

You can then append the path of the bindings, the same as you did for YARP (you might want to add this to your .bashrc:

export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/path/to/icub-client/bindings/build

To use the bindings, make sure to run the same version of Python as you specified using the YARP_USE_PYTHON_VERSION / ICUBCLIENT_USE_PYTHON_VERSION` variables. Then, you can

import yarp
import icubclient
yarp.Network.init()
iCub = icubclient.ICubClient("pythontest")
iCub.close()
yarp.Network.fini()

Then, using the iCub-Client is straightforward and works as expected, nicely interplaying with YARP objects like Bottle. Examples for ARE and KARMA can be found in the icub-client/bindings folder.

(This page can be edited at src/doc/bindings.dox)