Give an example for an application from the Python Package Index

[probonopd]

The README.md currently shows an example of how to use linuxdeploy-plugin-conda for an application that is "in" Conda, using export CONDA_CHANNELS=freecad CONDA_PACKAGES=freecad.

However, not all applications are "in" Conda. I think they can still be installed using pip if they are "in" the Python Package Index (PyPI). Python should be taken from (Mini)conda and the application from PyPI in this case.

Can you please give an example of how to use linuxdeploy-plugin-conda to produce an AppImage of, say, https://pypi.org/project/galacteek/?

Reference:
https://github.com/eversum/galacteek/issues/1#issuecomment-450564424

[probonopd]

Another nice one for which an example would be great is https://github.com/trufont/trufont.

[TheAssassin]

You're right, this information is missing right now in the README. For now, here's some info:

export PIP_REQUIREMENTS=dep1:dep2 can be used to list dependencies that need to be installed from PyPI. If you have local dependencies, you can also add paths there, e.g., export PIP_REQUIREMENTS=/.../path/to/dep1:pypi_dep2. If those local dependencies assume you to be in a specific directory (some packages have a setup.py which does not calculate paths to files it needs properly but just assumes you to be in the same dir, for instance), you can export PIP_WORKDIR=....

[probonopd]

Thanks for the pointers. Can you add an example please, assuming that the main payload application shall be fetched from the PyPiI servers.

[probonopd]

I think this serves the purpose. Thank you.

[TheAssassin]

Thinking on how this could be documented in the best way. I guess it's all about putting examples in the README.

[probonopd]

For now, something like https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt#projects-using-linuxdeployqt would be better than nothing. Do you want me to add some examples there?

[TheAssassin]

Please feel free to do so. Writing a little guide right now.