Libre office python development environment setup guide

Setup

git clone https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-virtualenv.git $(pyenv root)/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv

sudo apt-get install libreoffice python3 libreoffice-script-provider-python uno-libs3 python3-uno

These will install python3 & all other packages required by uno

Since pyenv manages its own version of python, these system level packages needs to be shared with the pyenv's virtual environment

Create a virtual environment named uno inside pyenv

If python 3.4 is currently set as the global version in pyenv, you can run the following command.

pyenv virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3.4 --system-site-packages uno

else run

pyenv virtualenv 3.4.3 -p /usr/bin/python3.4 --system-site-packages uno

This will create a new virtual environment within pyenv called uno

You can test that this is present by running pyenv virtualenvs

pyenv global uno

Now the setup is complete

Creating the project is as simple as virtualenv uno-playground

You should see your virtualenv project uno-playground created in the current directory.

Now, lets activate current virtual environment under uno-playground by running

source bin/activate

Since vscode(Visual studio code) python plugin uses pylint for linting & autopep8 for formating, lets install them inour virtualenv.

Also, libre office makes interacting with uno controller easier via unotools package

Lets install all three of them using

pylint autopep8 unotools

Now open the project in Visual studio code & start writing your extensions.

Add the following to your ~/.zshenv (or) ~/.bash_profile to activate the virtual environments automatically

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
eval "$(pyenv init -)"
eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init -)"