VS:PythonExecute
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Description
Execute the given python script.
You can use 'include' in python to run additional code in python files. However, before you execute the script make sure the python file are foundable through the PythonGetSearchPath. Use PythonSetSearchPath to change it.
Scripts executed via this function should not contain User Interactive functions like GetPt for example.
PROCEDURE PythonExecute(
script :DYNARRAY[] of CHAR);
def vs.PythonExecute(script): return None
Parameters
script DYNARRAY[] of CHAR The script to be executed.
Remarks
You can use PythonExecute to send a Python script to VW via AppleScript
tell application "BBEdit" set thePyScript to contents of front window set thePyScriptLines to paragraphs of thePyScript set theScript to " Procedure RunPython; VAR pyScript :DYNARRAY [] OF CHAR; BEGIN pyScript := ; PythonBeginContext; " repeat with i from 1 to number of items in thePyScriptLines set scriptLine to item i of thePyScriptLines set theScript to theScript & "pyScript := Concat(pyScript, '" & scriptLine & "', '" & return & "');" & return end repeat set theScript to theScript & " PythonExecute(pyScript); PythonEndContext; END; Run(RunPython); " end tell tell application "Vectorworks 2014" activate DoScript theScript end tell
Version
Availability: from Vectorworks 2014
See Also
VS Functions:
VS:PythonGetSearchPath | VS:PythonSetSearchPath
VS Functions:
[[VS:PythonGetSearchPath]]
| [[VS:PythonSetSearchPath]]