# Prerequisites Checker improvements have reverted

**URL:** <https://gramps.discourse.group/t/prerequisites-checker-improvements-have-reverted/4202>\
**Category:** Beta Testing\
**Created:** [September 20, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/prerequisites-checker-improvements-have-reverted/4202 "2023-09-20T19:55:47Z")\
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Does it make sense to have a 2nd tab in Prerequisites with the Constants?

They are useful for answering some troubleshooting questions. (Like finding thumbnail folder problems.)

> [@Troubleshooting Gramps paths and environmental variables](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/troubleshooting-gramps-paths-and-environmental-variables/5692):
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> Problems with the configuration of Gramps “[constants](https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps/blob/master/gramps/gen/const.py)” can be tedious to troubleshoot. Rather than pawing through the various screens where the constants can be configured and then painfully using a series of Gramps CLI commands to explore the constants, you can paste a small script into the built-in [Python Eval](https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Gramps_5.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Python_Evaluation) gramplet. Copy the following script by clicking the [image] copy icon in the upper left corner of the code listing. Then paste it into the Python Eval’s “Evaluation” text box and click …

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