Solutions for issues on Windows 10

[MattMcManis]

I had to fix these issues to get it working on Windows 10.

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Installation

Command Prompt

cd C:\Users\Matt\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts
pip install chs

I had to first install the Visual C++ 14.0 Build Tools or it would give an error.

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691126
or
https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools

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pwd Module Not Found

Error

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pwd'

Fix
C:\Users\Matt\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Lib\site-packages\chs\ui\board.py

Change import pwd to import getpass.

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Stockfish File Not Found

Error

Uncaught error "FileNotFoundError", exiting the app.

Fix
C:\Users\Matt\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Lib\site-packages\chs\engine\stockfish.py

Full path to stockfish needs to be specified:

if 'Windows' in platform.system():
  engine_path = 'C:\\Program Files\\Stockfish\\stockfish.exe'

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Rank Name Error

Error

Uncaught error "NameError", exiting the app.

Fix
C:\Users\Matt\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Lib\site-packages\chs\ui\board.py

In def _generate(), rank_i = rank_i - 1, when rank_i reaches 1 in the loop it causes an error in def get_meta_section().

Error with self.get_user().

if rank == 1:
      return '  {}'.format(self.get_user())

to

if rank == 1:
      return '  {}'.format(getpass.getuser())

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Chess Pieces displaying as question marks

Change Command Prompt font to DejaVu Sans Mono.