Accessing Python from D3

Accessing Python from D3

You can start using Python from a D3 shell in a few different ways.

After you are in a Python prompt, you can start developing Python programs and calling Python functions.

You can use the new FlashBASIC API to call Python functions and speed up your development efforts.

For more information, see FlashBASIC Python API and Calling Python functions from a D3 FlashBASIC Program.

Review the following topics for additional information:

  • PYTHON command
    The Python interactive shell is a convenient environment for exploring existing modules and getting help with any part of Python functionality. It is also useful for quickly testing your code.
  • RUNPY command
    The RUNPY command, which has a similar syntax to the RUN command, allows you to call Python functions directly from ECL and TCL.
  • FlashBASIC Python API
    This section describes the Python APIs for D3 10.3.3.
  • Passing number and string variables to Python functions
    FlashBASIC allows variables to be both a number and a string simultaneously while Python does not. To specify which value type FlashBASIC Python API should use when passing the variable to a Python function, you must specify an expression.
  • Calling Python functions from a D3 FlashBASIC Program
    Calling Python functions from D3 programs can accelerate your development efforts by bringing available Python modules, and other community and third-party code, to your D3 applications.