In terms of platform support, I would expect the product to run on most x86 Linux distributions and Raspbian on the Raspberry Pi (where it is available as a deb package), not on any other ARM devices for now.

I think the problem is that it is looking for the default installation location on general Linux systems, which is somewhere under /usr/local/Wolfram, but is different on the Raspberry Pi.

The appropriate path can be specified manually, e.g. by setting an environment variable like

export WOLFRAM_INSTALLATION_DIRECTORY=/opt/Wolfram/WolframEngine/12.0

Indeed, Python 3.6 accepts the yield statement that 3.5 chokes on. However, in the constructor for WolframLanguageSession this error occurs:

Python 3.6.8 (default, May 27 2019, 11:48:37) 
[GCC 6.3.0 20170516] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
>>> from wolframclient.evaluation import WolframLanguageSession
>>> from wolframclient.language import wl, wlexpr
>>> session = WolframLanguageSession()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#3>", line 1, in <module>
    session = WolframLanguageSession()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/wolframclient/evaluation/kernel/localsession.py", line 121, in __init__
    **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/wolframclient/evaluation/kernel/kernelcontroller.py", line 132, in __init__
    'Invalid kernel value. Expecting a filepath as a string.')
ValueError: Invalid kernel value. Expecting a filepath as a string.
>>> 

The error occurs because the function find_default_kernel_path() returns nothing. I used make altinstall as the final step in building the client, to install it in /usr/local/lib -- could that be the problem?

Hello Sir,

Thank you for this clarification. Now, I understand. Maybe it is time to update the GitHub and Wiki?

Seth

P.S. Anyway, now I know. Python 3.6 is needed I guess. Off to check it out. Will the Wolfram language work on any Debian Distro (Stretch) or do I have to have Raspbian? I am asking b/c I could not seem to make it

Hello Sir,

Thank you for this clarification. Now, I understand. Maybe it is time to update the GitHub and Wiki?

Seth

P.S. Anyway, now I know. Python 3.6 is needed I guess. Off to check it out. Hey sir, can I use the Wolfram Language on any Debian Distro or do I have to have the Raspbian OS?

Hello,

That is the pip3 install wolframclient installation but you still need the cloud or desktop to perform the additions section. I am pretty sure.

I am currently trying to make this work w/ the BBB but I am getting the exact same error message.

Seth

P.S. I know this software is supposed to work but you might need the Cloud or Desktop software to make this work.