Can't subclass SevenSegment?

[adafruit]

Can't subclass SevenSegment?

[jakekarnes42]

Hi rolfyone,

Did you run the setup script? Check the readme for this project. There are a few steps (assuming Debian system):

1. sudo apt-get update
2. sudo apt-get install build-essential python-dev
3. sudo apt-get install python-smbus python-imaging
4. sudo python setup.py install

Possibly you missed step 4?

Other than that, I would double check that the code you provided from memory really matches up with the code you are trying to execute.

[rolfyone]

I've definitely run step 4. I've got anther script that is using the same import and working (without subclassing) just using SevenSegment like in the example script.
I was trying to encapsulate setting other aspects of the metacharacter (center colon, left colon dots) within this subclass, as well as having it write a 12 hour clock... Maybe I should just hack it straight into seven segment i guess, I just figured that subclassing would let me implement all the bits i need without updating the library initially and having to make install all the time...

[jakekarnes42]

Give this a try:

from Adafruit_LED_Backpack import SevenSegment

class ClockDisplay(SevenSegment.SevenSegment):
   ...

If that doesn't help, please include the error message.

[rolfyone]

Thanks for that, that was precisely the problem! I'm sorry to raise an issue and it was something silly :( I was assuming it was something I was doing wrong...

[tdicola]

Oh no problem glad you got the issue resolved, thanks jakekarnes42 for jumping in to help!