Dear experts,
I have a question about using nest on docker/vscode on my windows PC. I
hope this is the right place to ask since I couldn't answer my question
using the troubleshooting session.
I am using docker to use pyNEST on my windows computer. I have successfully
installed NEST using the instructions mentioned here for installing on
docker:
https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v2.20.1/installation/index.html.
If I am in the container, I have python version 3.8.10. If I run python and
then try to "import nest" it says there is no module named nest. Importing
other python packages works perfectly in this way. But indeed, when I look
at all the installed packages using pip list, there is no package called
"nest". There is, however "nest-desktop 3.0.3" there. So I guess nest
is
not installed. However, I also don't know how to install it. If I use pip
install nest, another package called nest is installed that is not the nest
simulator (according to: #754
<https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator/issues/754>).
Also, I don't know whether this problem is related or totally unrelated but
it might give some insight: when I am in VScode in the nestsim/nest
container and I click on python: select interpreter, nothing happens, I
cannot select a python interpreter/no window opens. So maybe there is
something wrong with the python installations or the used path?
I hope the problem is clear. I've been trying different things for days so
I would greatly appreciate any help you can offer me!
Thanks in advance and have a nice day!
Kind regards,
Nina Doorn