I can not get sunfounder-controller.git to run, error invalid command 'installcd'

Robotic kit for Raspberry Pi
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Hi All,

I’m trying to get the controller working for the pidog. When I follow the instructions, and enter

sudo python3 setup.py installcd

I get the error error: invalid command ‘installcd’

I tried upgrading python 3 and this did not help, still get the same error. I also tried to clone the module sunfounder-controller using the following command

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ git clone -b v2.0 GitHub - sunfounder/sunfounder-controller

and get the following error
fatal: destination path ‘sunfounder-controller’ already exists and is not an empty directory.

I’m not sure what to do next to get the original setup.py installcd working.

Please let me know a path forward ….

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The first error message is correct. There is no such command as

 installcd

You appear to have merged 2 lines of commands together.

I’m not sure which stage you are upto? But the 2 commands should be

sudo python3 setup.py install

cd

Secondly. You appear to have successfully cloned the controller repository into your local sunfounder-controller directory, so it is not now allowing you to overwrite it.

So, you either need to delete the sunfounder-controller directory and it’s contents and then reclone the repository, or if it’s OK, just continue with it’s installation.

IIt’s often quicker to just flash an sdcard, and start again.

3

“SPF650” is correct. Your command sudo python3 setup.py installcd was wrong; the correct one is sudo python3 setup.py install.

The “fatal” error about the ‘sunfounder-controller’ directory means you’ve already cloned the code successfully. No need to do it again.

To finish, just run:

cd ~/sunfounder-controller
sudo python3 setup.py install