Hi all,
I'm using Abaqus Python and I have a very long script I want to divide in multiple scripts in order to make it easier to manage. Schematically, I want to pass from
"VeryLongScript.py" -- to --> "Main.py" calling "Script1.py", "Script2.py" … etc
In matlab I would just have had to add a line "scriptname.m" to the main code, but apparently in python it's not that simple. I tried to simply add a line "Script1.py" but it doesn't find the file. I tried to use "import Script1.py", but then it seems there is no communication in terms of variables between Script1 and Main. I also tried subprocess.Popen(["python","Script1.py"]), but apparently it doesn't run the code, even if I don't get any error.
I'm new to python so I would really appreciate your help
Thank you in advance,
J
Hi Jacopo,
Maybe you could try:
exec(open("Script1.py").read(), globals())
Best,
Léo
Hi Jacopo,
in principle you were already quite close to the solution. In python you can load a module, which is basically just another python file, by calling "import [modulename]". So in your case:
import Script1 (without the ".py")
You can also abbreviate the name by calling e.g.
import Script1 as s1
To find the module, the corresponding file has to be in the same folder as the main script or you have to add the path to the module to the paths known to python by calling
import sys
sys.path.insert(0, "[path to module folder]")
With the import statement python executes all the code that is present in the module loaded. You can access the variables in the module using the object-oriented notation, e.g. for adding 1 to a variable called variableA in Script1 and writing to a new variable called b in your main script just use:
b = Script1.variableA + 1
I hope this answers your question. Python is really great when you are used to MATLAB and want to change to an open source alternative.
Best regards,
Kai
Thank you Kai and Léo for your answers.
Leo's suggestion ( "exec(open("Script1.py").read(), globals())" ) is better fit to my case and proved to work. Thanks again
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