Setup Eclipse to work with Python bindings for Subversion
Question: I'm new in the Python world, coming from PHP. So, this question may sound
silly for experienced Python developers, but I'm really confused.

So, I want to implement simple Python app to work with subversion. For that
purpose I want to use python bindings for subversion, so I installed Ubuntu
python-subversion and python-subversion-dbg packages.

    
    
    $ ll /usr/lib/pyshared/python2.6/libsvn
    total 6460
    drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    4096 2011-12-03 17:01 ./
    drwxr-xr-x 23 root root    4096 2011-12-03 09:47 ../
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  790331 2011-08-05 19:59 _client_d.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  320844 2011-08-05 20:00 _client.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  900465 2011-08-05 19:59 _core_d.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  379804 2011-08-05 20:00 _core.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  300336 2011-08-05 19:59 _delta_d.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  115932 2011-08-05 20:00 _delta.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  228879 2011-08-05 19:59 _diff_d.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root   89532 2011-08-05 20:00 _diff.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  345484 2011-08-05 19:59 _fs_d.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  137400 2011-08-05 20:00 _fs.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  582390 2011-08-05 19:59 _ra_d.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  231864 2011-08-05 20:00 _ra.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  491500 2011-08-05 19:59 _repos_d.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  196668 2011-08-05 20:00 _repos.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1038898 2011-08-05 19:59 _wc_d.so
    -rw-r--r--  1 root root  426008 2011-08-05 20:00 _wc.so
    

I tried to add /usr/lib/pyshared/python2.6/libsvn as library in Eclipse from
PyDev > Interpreter Python > Libraries > New Folder. But I still can't import
anything from svn package. I also see that there are no .py files, just .so.

I just want to be able to use it like on <http://svnbook.red-
bean.com/en/1.1/ch08s02.html>

My code:

    
    
    from svn import fs
    

Erro I get:

    
    
    File "/home/umpirsky/EclipseWorkspace/test/src/test.py", line 1, in <module> ImportError: cannot import name fs
    

How can I import this?


Answer: I remember installing this a while ago. Did you follow all the step of the?
The ones that you have to get right are:

  * cd Source
  * Create the Makefile using 'python setup.py configure'
  * make
  * cd Tests
  * Test pysvn by running make

If that runs you know you are ok with the build. Then install pysvn by copying
the following from Extension/Source to python site-specific directory.

    
    
    mkdir python-libdir/site-packages/pysvn
    cp pysvn/__init__.py python-libdir/site-packages/pysvn   
    cp pysvn/_pysvn*.so python-libdir/site-packages/pysvn
    

By default you site-packages should be under: /usr/local/lib/pythonX.Y/site-
packages

Once you've copied that, on Eclipse:

Window->Preferences->Pydev->Interpreter Python

Under System PYTHONPATH add the folder you created above.

I've found that sometimes Pydev won't pick the new source folder for whatever
reason. So, I just remove the compiler and add it again. When you do that
Pydev will pick everything up under site-packages.

Edit: Here are the download
[instructions](http://pysvn.tigris.org/project_downloads.html) of what you
need. I thought you had downloaded the same package as python-svn. I actually
haven't use the distribution you downloaded. But I think pysvn will do the
trick for you and it has good documentation if you are just starting.

The install guide should get you going with the install. If you get lost with
it refer to the notes that I have above.

site-package is just the standard location for python installed modules.

