how do i run python script using labview

[RaviPaike]

Hi ,

I want to run python script using labview or open the commandline and then run the python script by calling python.exe

is it possible to it.

Ravi

[jeffwass]

Hi ,

I want to run python script using labview or  open the commandline and then run the python script by calling python.exe 

is it possible to it.

Ravi

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The easiest thing to do is to get labpython. This allows you to put a window with a python script to execute right into your vi (it is a beefed-up formula node). Or you can explicitly push/pop variables to/from python and then run scripts individually from within labview.

Labpython will be useful for running external python scripts, but it is quite limiting because you cannot call labview from python itself. If you desire more robust labview scripting, check out LuaVIEW. Lua is a mean lean functional programming language, and with LuaVIEW you can call Lua scripts as well as call LabVIEW routines from said Lua script. I originally wanted a way to do python scripting from LabVIEW, but after seeing how limiting labpython is, I'm switching to LuaVIEW now. I've only done very simple things with it so far, but it's quite robust. I've also come to like the Lua programming language very much, and it makes use of First Class Functions such that functions are treated just like variables and other objects, which allows for some pretty powerful techniques.

[RaviPaike]

The easiest thing to do is to get labpython.  This allows you to put a window with a python script to execute right into your vi (it is a beefed-up formula node).  Or you can explicitly push/pop variables to/from python and then run scripts individually from within labview.

Labpython will be useful for running external python scripts, but it is quite limiting because you cannot call labview from python itself.  If you desire more robust labview scripting, check out LuaVIEW.  Lua is a mean lean functional programming language, and with LuaVIEW you can call Lua scripts as well as call LabVIEW routines from said Lua script.  I originally wanted a way to do python scripting from LabVIEW, but after seeing how limiting labpython is, I'm switching to LuaVIEW now.  I've only done very simple things with it so far, but it's quite robust.  I've also come to like the Lua programming language very much, and it makes use of First Class Functions such that functions are treated just like variables and other objects, which allows for some pretty powerful techniques.

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Hi ,

Thanx for your help. I am very new to this luaview. do you have any example so that i can take a look at it and get started . I'll appreciate your help.

Thanx,

Ravi.