pimoroni / pimoroni/plasma-python

install.sh script no longer functions properly.

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Description

This links back to Debian no longer really wanting people to use pip.
The script to install this software then fails.

On the face of it we could just apt-get install python3-png and python3-serial instead..?

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Research direction

Start with install.sh and reproduce the installation failure on Debian, paying attention to the issue's note about pip. Check whether python3-png and python3-serial are the relevant replacement dependencies; done means the script installs the software successfully on the affected Debian setup.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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