Issues with Python 3.9 and BSK installed inside conda virtual env

[schaubh]

Hello everyone,

I installed BSK inside a conda virtual environment using Python 3.9 (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS), but ended up getting failed pytests in a number of BSK modules afterwards.

Worse, some of the failed tests revealed a strange interference between matplotlib and std::stod (used in waypointReference) : if a test making a call to matplotlib was to run before test_waypointReference(), then the calls to std::stod() in waypointReference.cpp would invariably return 0 when test_waypointReference() eventually ran.

I was able to revert to my previous work environment (venv and Python 3.7).

Has anyone been able to install and validate BSK inside a conda virtual env, and/or with Python 3.9 ?

Thanks !

[schaubh]

We haven't used anything but the venv virtual environment. I think a student at CU tried the condo environment two semesters ago and also ran into issues. I don't recall the details beyond the student using venv instead.

[schaubh]

Looks like the issue stemmed from the 'Formats' language being set to 'French' in my Ubuntu Settings (though the system language was already set to English).

Windows users may run into the same issue so hopefully this is a general fix

[schaubh]

Interesting Benjamin, thanks for sharing!