Electron GUI communicating with Python backend using zerorpc
//for python3 environment
python -m venv env3It's important to deactivate virtual environments before running electron
Dependencies for python3 env
//env3 for Windows
source env3/Scripts/activate
//env3 macOS/Linux
source env3/bin/activate
pip install -r pycalc/requirements3.txtWe will be using 7.9.0 version of Node, Windows users download NVM for Windows
macOS install NVM using homebrew if node is already installed delete it first
brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies node
brew uninstall --force node
//Install NVM and refresh terminals path
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.2/install.sh | bash
source ~/.nvm/nvm.shNVM should now be installed
//to check if it is installed
nvm --versionnvm install 7.9.0
//to see list of Node versions you have installed
nvm list
// change node version
nvm use 7.9.0
verify version
node --versionClear caches On Window PowerShell
Remove-Item "(env:USERPROFILE)\.node-gyp" -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction Ignore
Remove-Item "(env:USERPROFILE)\.electron-gyp" -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction Ignore
Remove-Item .\node_modules -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction IgnoreOn Linux / OS X
rm -rf ~/.node-gyp
rm -rf ~/.electron-gyp
rm -rf ./node_modulesInstall node_modules
npm install --runtime=electron --target=1.7.6Set the environment variables
export npm_config_target=1.7.6 # electron version
export npm_config_runtime=electron
export npm_config_disturl=https://atom.io/download/electron
export npm_config_build_from_source=true
npm config ls./node_modules/.bin/electron .
//if dynamic linking error shows, clean caches and install node_modules againnpm test
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