Pop-up windows after installing SiEPIC Tools on Mac

[Yellowshiba]

I just successfully installed SiEPIC Tools. But Klayout start to pop up windows for installing packages evey time I start Klayout. No matter if I click "Yes" or "No".









I tried to manually install the packages via terminal, but it seems the build-in python kernel doesnt allow me to.

I tried to use subprocess to install in build-in python console, it doesn't work neither.
I also tried deleting the software in "Application" and ".klayout" in "User" and start from scratch, desn't work.
I belive this is not an issue with Apple Silicon, cuz I noticed this issue on my Intel mac as well.

I wonder if anyone had similar issue or know how to solve this (maybe install all these packages manually, but how?)? Any advice appreciated! Thanks!

[lukasc-ubc]

Thank you for reporting this. I will troubleshoot on 0.29.11. In the meantime, I have OSX and 0.29.10, klayout HW-klayout-0.29.10-macOS-Sequoia-1-qt5MP-RsysPhb311, and it doesn't have this problem. Could you try that version?

thank you

[lukasc-ubc]

I just installed 0.29.11. KLayout: HW-klayout-0.29.11-macOS-Sequoia-1-qt5MP-RsysPhb311

It looks like it is using my system-installed Python, since it didn't ask me to install all those Python modules.

In the Python Macro Development console:

import numpy
numpy
<module 'numpy' from '/Users/lukasc/Library/Python/3.11/lib/python/site-packages/numpy/init.py'>

import sys
sys.version
'3.11.11 (main, Dec 3 2024, 17:20:40) [Clang 16.0.0 (clang-1600.0.26.4)]'

sys.path
['/Users/lukasc/Documents/GitHub/SiEPIC_EBeam_PDK/klayout/EBeam/pymacros', '/Applications/KLayout HW-klayout-0.29.11-macOS-Sequoia-1-qt5MP-RsysPhb311.app/Contents/Frameworks/pymod', '/Applications/KLayout HW-klayout-0.29.11-macOS-Sequoia-1-qt5MP-RsysPhb311.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python311.zip', '/Applications/KLayout HW-klayout-0.29.11-macOS-Sequoia-1-qt5MP-RsysPhb311.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11', '/Applications/KLayout HW-klayout-0.29.11-macOS-Sequoia-1-qt5MP-RsysPhb311.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/lib-dynload', '/Users/lukasc/Library/Python/3.11/lib/python/site-packages', '/Applications/KLayout HW-klayout-0.29.11-macOS-Sequoia-1-qt5MP-RsysPhb311.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages', '/Users/lukasc/.klayout/python', '/Users/lukasc/Documents/GitHub/KLayout_plugins/klayout_dot_config/pymacros/../python', ...]

Can you check if yours also includes the system-wide site-packages?

I don't recall how it got there for me. I have several Python environments installed, perhaps via HomeBrew or similar. So perhaps KLayout can now find packages located in your system if the versions match...

[lukasc-ubc]

Unfortunately, KLayout doesn't come with pip. It would be nice if it would, and we can ask Matthias at KLayout, for advice.

[Yellowshiba]

Hi Lukas,

sys.path
['/Users/Shangxuan/.klayout/salt/siepic_ebeam_pdk/EBeam/pymacros', '/Applications/klayout.app/Contents/Frameworks/pymod', '/Applications/klayout.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python311.zip', '/Applications/klayout.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11', '/Applications/klayout.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/lib-dynload', '/Applications/klayout.app/Contents/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages', '/Users/Shangxuan/.klayout/python', '/Users/Shangxuan/.klayout/salt/Python_packages_for_KLayout/python', '/Users/Shangxuan/.klayout/salt/siepic_tools/python']

It seems mine only included the buildt-in packages. But interestingly, I just find that Klayout does come with pip and it can be called to install packages as following:

I think my issue is solved. Thanks for helping me checking it!