How would one go installing this on linux

[Supremeshiba1717]

I want to run a script 24/7 on my raspberry pi 5 and i was wondering how you can get this on raspberry pi OS 64bit

[DagriffpatchfanHosting]

use pip install scratchattach and then create a python file for example script.py. Navigate to its directory then run python3 script.py...I'm assuming you know basic terminal useage? Honestly though, I would reccomend you just go to https://github.com/TimMcCool/scratchattach/wiki/Hosting and get your code hosted for free on someone elses server designed for this

[mas6y6]

If you are gonna use a Raspberry Pi for scratchattach you just need to install using pip

sudo pip install scratchattach -U

If you don't have Python installed install it using APT

sudo apt install python3-full

I am currently on mobile so I cannot type proper code blocks

[uukelele-scratch]

python -m pip install scratchattach --break-system-packages --upgrade

[mas6y6]

pip install scratchattach --break-system-packages --upgrade

That could work too if you installed python using apt

[zaid1442011]

The best way to do it without messing with system packages is to make a python virtual environment for the script and install scratchattach from there by:

pip install scratchattach

[TheCommCraft]

Why shouldn't it just work using pip normally? Zaid ***@***.***> schrieb am Sa., 24. Mai 2025, 10:16:

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[LIZARD-OFFICIAL-77]

install portainer on your pi and dockerize the app. I can help you with it on discord if you want.

[uukelele-scratch]

install portainer on your pi and dockerize the app. I can help you with it on discord if you want.

that's way too much effort for a simple python library installation.

like I said,

python -m pip install scratchattach --break-system-packages --upgrade

should work out-of-the-box on raspberry pi OS.

[TheCommCraft]

Why not just install it normally?

[LIZARD-OFFICIAL-77]

--break-system-packages

That violates PEP

[LIZARD-OFFICIAL-77]

At least just make a simple dockerfile it can't be that hard

[uukelele-scratch]

--break-system-packages

That violates PEP

it's not like scratchattach is a system package or anything. and most people using scratchattach are coming to python for the first time, and I think it'd be easier for them to have the easiest simplest option available

[LIZARD-OFFICIAL-77]

scratchattach has dependencies like requests which have dependencies that might mix up with system dependencies, especially on a bloated system like PiOS

[LIZARD-OFFICIAL-77]

Making a dockerfile is easy, just look it up on youtube if it is *that* hard