Using PyQ in PyCharm in Windows

[dmarshfd]

Questions

• Which operating system are you using (if Linux, please provide flavour of it, i.e RedHat, CentOS or Ubuntu), is it 32-bit, or 64-bit?

  Win 10 64-bit
  

• Which version of PyQ are you running? Please provide output of pyq --versions, if PyQ isn't operational, please provide Python interpreter version and PyQ version python -V; python3 -V; pip list | grep pyq:

  Python 3.7.7
  nothing
  pyq 4.2.1    
  Python is 64-bit
  

• Which version of kdb+ are you using, is it 32-bit or 64-bit?

  3.6
  2020.04.16
  Win 64-bit
  

  • If on 64-bit, is your QLIC set? Please provide output env | grep QLIC on linux/macOS, or set|grep QLIC on Windows.

    QLIC=C:\code\pyqtesting\venv\q
    

• Did you use virtual environment to install PyQ? If not, why?

  • Yes

• Where is your QHOME? Please provide output env | grep QHOME on linux/macOS, or set|grep QHOME on Windows.

  QHOME=C:\code\pyqtesting\venv\q
  

• Do you use Conda? If so, what version?

  No    
  

Steps to reproduce the issue

In Win10, create a venv and install pyq there. Try using the new env in PyCharm.
According to this issue #61, the way to use pyq through PyCharm is to symlink pyq to python. In Windows there is no pyq executable to link.

Expected result

pyq is usable in PyCharm

Actual result

Can't apply solution from #61

Workaround

If you know workaround, please provide it here.

[sashkab]

Not possible at this time. Due to need to press Ctrl+Z during initialization of PyQ on Windows -- this wouldn't be possible even with windows PyQ executable, which doesn't exists for exactly this reason.

[dmarshfd]

But it is possible to run a python script without Ctrl+Z, e.g. something like
q python.q helloworld.py
will print hello world without manual intervention. PyCharm won't accept q python.q as a project interpreter though.

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[sashkab]

I would try to create a batch file, which will launch q python.q with all arguments passed to the PyQ; and attempt to pass it to PyCharm as interpreter. Or you need to use powershelgl script.

Sorry, I didn't touch Windows in a while... can't really help you much.

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