ESP IDF 5.1 install error (IEP-971)

[rusiradd]

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Espressif\esp-idf-v5.1-rc1\tools\idf_tools.py", line 2660, in
main(sys.argv[1:])
File "C:\Espressif\esp-idf-v5.1-rc1\tools\idf_tools.py", line 2652, in main
action_func(args)
File "C:\Espressif\esp-idf-v5.1-rc1\tools\idf_tools.py", line 1598, in action_export
tools_info = load_tools_info()
File "C:\Espressif\esp-idf-v5.1-rc1\tools\idf_tools.py", line 1269, in load_tools_info
with open(tool_versions_file_name, 'r') as f: # type: ignore
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:\Espressif\tools/tools.json'

This error happens when i try to open a example IDF project

[rusiradd]

[sigmaaa]

Hi @rusiradd,

thank you for reporting this. So far I can't reproduce the issue on Mac and Windows. I've noticed that the command for install tools looks suspicious in your case:
"Executing python .... install all" instead of python there should be an executable python path like this:
Executing C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.3568.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\python3.9.exe D:\work\esp-idf-v5.1-rc1\tools\idf_tools.py install all

It looks like the plugin was not able to find Python 3.6 and higher on your system (in the Windows registry). Do you have a Python from the official vendor https://www.python.org/downloads/?

UPDATE: It seems like I was wrong in assuming that it should be Python's absolute path. I tried just using "python" instead of the complete path, and it worked as expected. However, I do remember facing a similar problem a while back, and the solution was to install Python from the official vendor. I'm not entirely sure if that's the case here though.

[kolipakakondal]

Hi @rusiradd Looks like IDF_PATH is not interpreted correctly. Instead of C:\Espressif\esp-idf-v5.1-rc1\tools\tools.json it was looking at C:\Espressif\tools/tools.json

Let me check with the IDF Team

[kolipakakondal]

Hi @rusiradd Could you share the product information. Please post the entire console output.

Navigate to Espressif > Product Information

[dobairoland]

@kolipakakondal @alirana01 I've checked the idf_tools.py script and patching it to ignore IDF_PATH would cause breaking changes.

Would it be possible to you to set the correct IDF_PATH before running idf_tools.py or pass it each time with the --idf-path command line argument?

[kolipakakondal]

Hi @dobairoland As a quick solution, we are planning to introduce validation while capturing IDF_PATH in the UI and that should avoid these sort of issues.

Hi @rusiradd Can you confirm what is the IDF_PATH set in the IDE while installing tools?
https://github.com/espressif/idf-eclipse-plugin/blob/master/FAQ.md#how-do-i-view-product-information