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Set Up Environment: Python

This document provides instructions for installing FlexGet on an OpenWrt Linux distribution for embedded devices. It describes downloading necessary Python packages and dependencies using opkg, then installing FlexGet and its components using pip or easy_install. Alternate installation methods are provided for cases where the root filesystem lacks sufficient space, such as exporting the PYTHONPATH to an attached USB drive for installation.

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Set Up Environment: Python

This document provides instructions for installing FlexGet on an OpenWrt Linux distribution for embedded devices. It describes downloading necessary Python packages and dependencies using opkg, then installing FlexGet and its components using pip or easy_install. Alternate installation methods are provided for cases where the root filesystem lacks sufficient space, such as exporting the PYTHONPATH to an attached USB drive for installation.

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5/19/2020 FlexGet

OpenWrt is described as a Linux distribution for embedded devices.

Set up environment
FlexGet and dependencies currently need ~7MB of free space, plus the stuff you install with opkg
(another ~3MB). It can be trimmed down, because there are dependencies only needed for future webui
so it would be possible to run FlexGet without them. However easy_install will install them too.

Python
Install python with sqlite3 and yaml. Python-openssl is only necessary for https connections, python-
expat for the nzb-plugin.

opkg install python python-sqlite3 pyyaml


opkg install python-sqlite
opkg install python-expat
opkg install python-openssl

opkg install python-bzip2

easy_install
opkg install distribute

pip
pip usage: (http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/usage.html)

easy_install pip

Install
Run command:

pip install flexget

If you decide to unpack your packages on an external storage (recommended), use the following
command: (this is needed if you get a ‘No space left on device’ error)

pip install flexget -b /your/path/to/extstorage/tmp

This will install FlexGet and all additional components it requires.

If the installation fails (IOError’s, End of le…), it’s related to a full le system, review your extroot.
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Verify installation
Run command:

# flexget -V
FlexGet 1.0r2230

Alternate Install method for Flexget


In some cases, using pip to extract the tar on an external path might still not be enough to have enough
space on the / partition of the router to be able to install exget.

You can use the following to set Python’s path to point to the external storage so that it installs all
packages on your external path e.g an attached USB ash drive Once you have completed the above step
“opkg install distribute”

Run command:

export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/mnt/sda1
easy_install -d /mnt/sda1/ flexget

[Where /mnt/sda1/ is my mounted USB ash]

You can also put the above export command in the “startup” section of openWRT so that path is loaded at
router bootup.

Continue
Scheduling (/InstallWizard/Linux/Environment/FlexGet/Scheduling)

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