4. Extending Py4D with Third Party Packages [TUT]

Extending Py4D with Third Party Packages [TUT]

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    THE POST BELOW IS MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD. RELATED SUPPORT INFORMATION MIGHT BE OUTDATED OR DEPRECATED

    On 12/03/2011 at 16:33, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Hi there !
    I briefly want to tell you how to exten Py4D with third party packages.
    Thanks to Sebastian giving me tips how to do it. 😉
    I've started Python just 2 or 3 weeks ago, so I'm still learning, if anything is missing or even wrong, Sebastian, correct me please.

    This is just how to install Python Packages, I haven't tried C Packages yet.

    First, you need Python being installed on your system. If you haven't already installed it,
    do this now. python.org

    Then you need a package you want to install. You can get some here: Python Packages
    You'll need the Package's Source, not Egg or something.
    Got it ? Unzip the file and copy the content onto a Folder on your local harddrive.
    For example: C: mp\mypackage
    The Folder 'mypackage' should contain a 'setup.py' file.

    Open your systems Commandline. You now need to change the directory. On Windows one can
    use the 'cd' command, I don't know how to do it on other systems.

    cd C: mp\mypackage

    Then call this:

    python setup.py build

    If successful, a new folder has been created in your 'mypackage' folder called 'build'. In it
    there's another folder 'lib'. All the content of this folder must be moved to the following path:

    *$Userpath\MAXON\CINEMA 4D R12\library\python\packages$my_os*

    $Userpath is not your Programsfolder. For example on my system it's the following:

    *C:\Users\Niklas\App Data\Roaming*

    Also, $my_os represents your Systems type. I've got Windows 7 x64 so my folder is called
    'win64'.

    Now you can import the package with Py4D. If you for example installed the pyfo Package, this is an example code:

      
import pyfo  
  
lst = ["MyValue", 9999, {"x": 12, "y": 14, "z": 16}]  
print pyfo.pyfo(lst)

    which prints the following:

    <MyValue y="14" x="12" z="16">9999</MyValue>

    And here's an easy-to-use BATCH for Windows users. Just drag your setup.py onto this BATCH File and copy the content of the 'build\lib' into your userpath.

    PythonBuilder.bat

    Cheers, nux

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    THE POST BELOW IS MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD. RELATED SUPPORT INFORMATION MIGHT BE OUTDATED OR DEPRECATED

    On 17/03/2011 at 14:51, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Please also take a look at the 'Import Patch' plugin.

    Import Patch

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