Install the Enterprise Software Localization Tool (Filesystem Connector)

To install the Filesystem Connector, follow the instructions below.

1. Check the system.
   After you configure your system, you can check the version of python and pip to make sure it is installed on your system.

   python -V
   pip -V

   If these don't work, see optional on this page: (Optional) Setup Python on Windows 8+
   
   

2. Install the Filesystem Connector.
   If everything is set up correctly, you can use pip to install Enterprise's Filesystem Connector.

   pip install ltk

   
   
   

3. Run the Filesystem Connector. (For help and examples, click here).

   ltk  
   Usage: ltk [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
   
   Options:
   --version  Show the version and exit.
   -q         Will only show warnings
   -v         Show API calls. Use -vv for API responses.
   --help     Show this message and exit.
   
   Commands:
   add       Adds content, could be one or multiple files specified by the Unix
             shell pattern
   clean     Cleans up the associations between local documents and documents
             in Enterprise
   config    view or change local configuration
   download  downloads translated content of document(s)
   import    import documents from Enterprise Cloud,...
   init      connects a local project to Enterprise
   list      shows docs, workflows, locales, or formats
   pull      pulls all translations for added documents
   push      Sends updated content to Enterprise for documents that have been
             added
   request   Add targets to document(s) to start translation; defaults to the
             entire project
   rm        Disassociate local doc(s) from Enterprise Cloud and deletes the
             remote copy
   status    Gets the status of a specific document or all documents
   watch     Watches local and remote files

(Optional)

You can get the connector directly from Github: https://github.com/Lingotek/filesystem-connector

Debugging

Permission denied error with watch
Example: PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'watch_dir/test.html'

If your system has antivirus auto protect activated, then you may encounter permission errors with specific file types. Make sure that your watch directory is excluded from auto protect.

Next: Using the Filesystem Connector