Method findPython

desktop/src/main/helpers/python.ts:22–68

()

  private SurferPythonPath: string | null = null;

  findPython() {
    console.log('Finding python3');
    console.log("app.getPath('module')", __dirname);

    // Go three folders up from __dirname to reach the project root
    let projectRoot = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..');

    // Join with 'languages' folder
    let languageDir = path.join(projectRoot, 'languages');

    console.log('Looking for Python in:', languageDir);

    if (!fs.existsSync(languageDir)) {
      console.error('Languages directory not found:', languageDir);
      // throw new Error('Languages directory not found');
    }

    if (process.platform === 'win32') {
      languageDir = path.join(languageDir, 'Windows', 'python');
      console.log('Python path found', languageDir);
      this.SurferPythonPath = languageDir;
    } else if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
      languageDir = path.join(languageDir, 'Mac');

      const possibilities = [
        path.join(languageDir, 'python', 'bin', 'python3.11'),
        path.join(languageDir, 'python', 'bin', 'python3'),
        path.join(languageDir, 'python', 'bin', 'python'),
      ];
      console.log('Python path possibilities', possibilities);
      for (const pythonPath of possibilities) {
        if (fs.existsSync(pythonPath)) {
          this.SurferPythonPath = pythonPath;
          console.log('Python path found', this.SurferPythonPath);
          return;
        }
      }
      console.log('Could not find python3, checked', possibilities);
    } else {
      console.log('This is Linux, we do nothing for now!');
    }

    if (!this.SurferPythonPath) {
      console.error('Failed to find Python path');
      // throw new Error('Failed to find Python path');
    }
  }

  async installPythonModule(pipCommand: string) {
    console.log('Installing python module', pipCommand);