Getting started

1. Install dependencies 📦️

  1. Install KiCad 7 or later 👉️ https://www.kicad.org/download/

  2. When using EDeA as a command line tool, please use pipx to manage the virtualenv easier.

2. Verify python can access KiCad 🐍

When using a virtual environment, make sure to inherit the system site packages

virtualenv --system-site-packages .venv

Importing pcbnew should work without any errors

python -c "import pcbnew"

3. Time to use EDeA 💫


pipx run --system-site-packages edea version

pipx install --system-site-packages edea
edea version

For more information about the commands, check the Command line interface page.