python

Constructor

python(what, timeoutopt)

Description:

• Starts/stops a Python session or runs a command.

  • This function is accessible via the aidesys:: prefix.

  • It is not available in the cygwin environment.

  • To gets a value from the python session, you may use a code of the form:

    aidesys::python("start");
    aidesys::python("v = 2 + 3");
    std::string r = aidesys::python("get v"); // => r == "5"
    aidesys::python("stop");
  

  • The aidesys::python("command1"); aidesys::python("command2"); ... sequence is equivalent to the following construct:

    #include <Python.h>
    ../..
    int err = PyRun_SimpleString("command1" "command2");
    aidesys::alert(err != 0, "illegal-state", ..
  

Parameters:

Name	Type	Attributes	Default	Description
what	string			Either start: starts the wrapping stop: stops the wrapping. get value: returns a python variable as a string, as if printed via the python print() command. or any command to execute.
timeout	uint	<optional>	0	Optional timeout in milliseconds.