Windows 11 with both KiCAD5/6/7/8 generate_netlist and generate_svg fail

[GinGawnKwong]

here is a demo code from the document
`from skidl import *

Create part templates.

q = Part("Device", "Q_PNP_CBE", dest=TEMPLATE)
r = Part("Device", "R", dest=TEMPLATE)

Create nets.

gnd, vcc = Net("GND"), Net("VCC")
a, b, a_and_b = Net("A"), Net("B"), Net("A_AND_B")

Instantiate parts.

gndt = Part("power", "GND") # Ground terminal.
vcct = Part("power", "VCC") # Power terminal.
q1, q2 = q(2) # Two transistors.
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = r(5, value="10K") # Five 10K resistors.

Make connections between parts.

a & r1 & q1["B C"] & r4 & q2["B C"] & a_and_b & r5 & gnd
b & r2 & q1["B"]
q1["C"] & r3 & gnd
vcc += q1["E"], q2["E"], vcct
gnd += gndt

generate_schematic()

generate_netlist(tool=KICAD6) # Create KICAD version 6 netlist.

Create KICAD version 8 netlist.`

In this demo,it show up with error :ERROR: No footprint for GND/#PWR1. @ [f:\GDUT\EDA\skidl-master\mytest\mytest_1.py:25]

I had set the KICAD6/7/8's symbol_dir right, but in the nest demo it just ran succeeded.but the generate_svg still fail
`from skidl import *

Create input & output voltages and ground reference.

vin, vout, gnd = Net('VI'), Net('VO'), Net('GND')

Create two resistors.

r1, r2 = 2 * Part("Device", 'R', TEMPLATE, footprint='Resistor_SMD.pretty:R_0805_2012Metric')
r1.value = '1K' # Set upper resistor value.
r2.value = '500' # Set lower resistor value.

Connect the nets and resistors.

vin += r1[1] # Connect the input to the upper resistor.
gnd += r2[2] # Connect the lower resistor to ground.
vout += r1[2], r2[1] # Output comes from the connection of the two resistors.

Or you could do it with a single line of code:

vin && r1 && vout && r2 && gnd

Output the netlist to a file.

generate_netlist(tool=KICAD6)
generate_svg()

generate_schematic()`

[devbisme]

I've found an error in SKiDL where generating a netlist, schematic, SVG, etc. corrupts the stored data so that creating anything after that runs into a problem. I have a fix for that and will release SKiDL 2.0.1 soon.

Also, generate_schematic only works with KICAD5. More modern versions of KiCad aren't supported.

[GinGawnKwong]

Thanks for ur reply.

[devbisme]

You're welcome. Let me know if SKiDL 2.0.1 fixes this problem for you.