Installing Shapeworks for Python without Conda

[ricardopizarro]

Hello,
We do not have access to Anaconda (or conda or miniconda, etc). Is it possible to install Shapeworks for Python without using conda? Any guidance will be appreciated. Thank you in advance,

-Ricardo

[akenmorris]

It should be possible. You may need to have Python 3.9 (perhaps 3.9.13), but you should be able to install the required packages from python_requirements.txt and then to pip install the shapeworks package.

It would be good to follow the recipe in install_shapeworks.sh

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SCIInstitute/ShapeWorks/master/install_shapeworks.sh

[ricardopizarro]

Thank you for the feedback. I have tried installing shapeworks for Python a couple of times. I followed the instructions in install_shapeworks.bat line by line but in the end I keep getting the same error No module named shapeworks_py:

We have a successful Shapeworks installation for the GUI but we need the Python module to progress with developing our project. Comparing the file structures by following these suggestions:

https://shapeworks.discourse.group/t/shapeworks-installation-problem/102

I see the file shapeworks_py.cp39-win_amd64 in the Shapeworks\bin folder. But in the Python installation that I am trying to complete, the Shapeworks\bin folder is empty! Where in the installation process does this bin folder get populated with the necessary scripts?

I see the install_python_module.bat refer to the Shapeworks\bin folder. Am I missing something? Any feedback will be welcome. Thank you!

[akenmorris]

Normally on Windows, the shapeworks_py dll is in C:\Program Files\ShapeWorks\bin. It would just get added to the PYTHON_PATH via conda. You can either copy it to somewhere that will be in your PATH or refer to it in its current location.