Instructions on doc site unclear, can't get anything to run or compile correctly.

[JakeHadley]

I've been trying to get to a point where this python library is usable, and have been unsuccessful thus far. I've followed the docs here with no success at all. It's not clear where files are supposed to go and from where certain commands are meant to be ran. I tried downloading the precompiled libraries but I don't know where to put them.

I even downloaded the example zip that you provided from here and got the same errors on that ticket. I run the test.py file and get this error:

PS C:\<user>\SteamworksPyTest\SteamworksPyTest> & C:/<user>AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python310/python.exe c:/<user>Downloads/SteamworksPyTest/SteamworksPyTest/test.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\<user>\SteamworksPyTest\SteamworksPyTest\test.py", line 7, in <module>
    steamworks.initialize()
  File "c:\<user>\SteamworksPyTest\SteamworksPyTest\steamworks\__init__.py", line 147, in initialize
    result = self._cdll.SteamInit()
OSError: exception: access violation reading 0x0000000000000000

I'm logged into steam and it's open, and I'm on Windows 11 x64

So I'm kind of at a loss as to where to go from here. This seems to be a super useful library for what I'm trying to accomplish. Any help here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[philippj]

The example you have linked contains a self-contained example with all files properly placed and ready for execution. I am not able to replicate your issue with either Win10 oder Win11. Do you happen to have installed Python using the Windows store?

[JakeHadley]

Yeah that's why I'm frustrated haha. There's no reason that it shouldn't work

And no, I installed it from the official links. Is there a way to set up python a different way to test if that is what is causing the issue?

I also have WSL setup. Do you have a self contained project for Linux I could try?

[philippj]

There is no self-contained project, the examples work out of the box for Windows and Linux as far as I know. I test personally on Ubuntu 20 LTS.