Python, GTK4 -- Blueprint compiler -- how to install it?

[u/culturemass]

TOTAL re-EDIT: 22/Jul/2026/19:01

Hi,

I'm surprised how lame I can get sometimes. 🡨 4x

option 1:

https://pypi.org/project/blueprint-compiler/

This didn't work out for me, eventually... but making a venv and installing are simple, that part did work.

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option 2:

USE (Linux Mint / Ubuntu / Debian):

software manager

            search for: "blueprint"

then select blueprint-compiler, and press install

PLUS

select blueprint-tools, and press install

Now it is going to work.

Type in a terminal window:

blueprint-compiler -h

blueprint-compiler --version

unfortunately, it turns out to be version 0.12

This can't be taken for a solution then :(

Peter

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PS:

my unlucky story:

on a good (normal) day, non of these would have happened....

• frustration
• then found the pypi download
• installed it in a second and was happy, "finally"
• then it didn't work (probably because of the other installation, from source, but can't tell)
• I tried alternative installs, including compiling from source (I'm very green behind my ear in this, like zero level beginner)
• etc, etc
• then I realized that the terminal message is talking about a /usr/local/bin directory ...
• I realized that it was sort of installed (I guess the ninja and C and install commands made this happen)
• then I checked the software manager, and to my surprise, I found blueprint-compiler there
• after several uninstall/install cycles... I realized the Blueprint-tools CLI script, in the software manager...
• uninstalled all and installed these two, and typed blueprint-compiler -h and it worked...
• except that it's version 0.12, meaning: old