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Usually the developer can use Softbanks own software Choreography to give programs to Pepper robot.

Isn't there a way to setup a different development environment? e.g. Access via SSH and creating Python scripts with a simple text editor and starting the script manually? It means writing and starting Python scripts for Pepper without using Choreography.

Albert Lazaro de Lara
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You can also use qibuild (pip install qibuild) : https://github.com/aldebaran/qibuild

It contains a qipkg command, just run

qipkg deploy-package path/to/your/file.pml --url USER@IP:/home/nao

A pml file is a project, it is created by Choregraph, or you can use this tool : https://github.com/pepperhacking/robot-jumpstarter

in order to get a sample app.

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Of course, using Choregraphe is not an obligation, you can use the different SDKs directly. You can for instance create a python script on your computer, copy it on the robot 

scp path/to/script/myscript.py nao@robotIp

And then ssh onto the robot and launch the script

ssh nao@robotIp
python myscript.py

You can also ssh onto the robot, create a script (using nano for instance) and launch it from there.

buhtz
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Maxime BUSY
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  • Great! Just to prevent such simple questions in the future. Where exactly is this "interface" documented? I wasn't aware of an ssh shell? What system is behind it? Can I install new packages? e.g. `apt-get install vim` ? ;) – buhtz Jul 27 '17 at 09:59
  • You can also copy them to the robot using winscp or ftp, then launch them directly using the ALLauncher module: http://doc.aldebaran.com/2-1/naoqi/core/allauncher.html. Or from a short choregraphe behavior... – Alexandre Mazel Jul 27 '17 at 13:01
  • I still can ot find in the documentation the topic about SSH or other "direct" access possibilities. Can you help me here. And what OS does Pepper use? – buhtz Jul 28 '17 at 07:54
  • Here http://doc.aldebaran.com/2-5/dev/tools/opennao.html?highlight=ssh and here: http://doc.aldebaran.com/2-5/dev/libqi/guide/qicli.html?highlight=ssh – Anders_K Aug 14 '17 at 08:25
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I've been using Pycharm Pro for 6 months and I am happy with it. You get automatic deployment and remote debugging. The most basic setup must still be done with Choregraphe, but it takes less than one minut.

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