FileNotFoundError: Unable to open KiCad Schematic Library File device

[Lakroft]

I'm a new both in Kicad and Skidl. First thing I've tried to build is an example found in internet, but get "FileNotFoundError: Unable to open KiCad Schematic Library File device" error. My OS is macOS 14.5 (got the same issue on windows 10), KiCad ver. 6.0.11 downloaded from https://downloads.kicad.org/kicad/macos/explore/stable (the same was with KiCad 8, later found a discussion suggested to use v6), Skidl v1.2.1 from pip. I've configured a KICAD_SYMBOL_DIR and checked 'Diode_SMD:D_0201_0603Metric' is exist.

Did I forget to configure something or it is a bug?

Following is a content of leds.py:

from skidl import *

anodes = Bus('a', 6)
cathodes = Bus('k', 16)

led = Part('device', 'D', footprint='Diode_SMD:D_0201_0603Metric', dest=TEMPLATE)

for a in anodes[1:4]:
    for k in cathodes[1:15]:
        led()['A', 'K'] += a, k

for i in range(2,6):
    for k in cathodes[i:i+10:5]:
        led()['A', 'K'] += anodes[5], k

ERC()
generate_netlist()```

[devbisme]

Hi. Thanks for trying SKiDL!

First, make sure the KiCad V6 symbol directory is in lib_search_paths. Here's what mine looks like:

>>> print(lib_search_paths)
{'spice': ['.'], 'kicad': ['.', '/home/devb/projects/KiCad/kicad_symbols/v6'], 'skidl': ['.', '/home/devb/.pyenv/versions/skidltest/lib/python3.11/site-packages/skidl/libs']}

You can see the local directory where my KiCad V6 symbols are stored in the list under the kicad key.

If that's OK, then the problem is the need to be a little more explicit with your library name. Try this:

led = Part('Device.kicad_sym', 'D', footprint='Diode_SMD:D_0201_0603Metric', dest=TEMPLATE)

Let me know if that works.

(The next release of SKiDL won't require the kicad_sym library extension to load modern symbol libraries.)

[Lakroft]

led = Part('Device.kicad_sym', 'D', footprint='Diode_SMD:D_0201_0603Metric', dest=TEMPLATE)
This one solved the issue. Thank you so much!