Hi Ruben,
Here is what you can do to get it to work. Download the latest windows msi from GitHub if you don’t already have it - IronPython 2.7.12
From a windows shell do a custom user install - for example
For your attempt I would have a few questions - have you run the ensurepip command? Do you have permissions to install in the C:\Program Files\IronPython 2.7 folder?
It’s much easier to run shell commands with Python using the subprocess module. Point to the user preferred install with pypath and list the packages as a string or list. Your biggest issue is that 2.7 is depreciated and a lot of the libraries will be a painful, if not impossible, to install
# IronPython 2.7
import os
import subprocess
def install(package, uninstall=False):
comm = [pyexe, "-X:Frames", "-m", "pip"]
if uninstall:
comm += ["uninstall", "-y"]
else:
comm += ["install"]
if isinstance(package, str):
comm += package.split()
elif isinstance(package, list):
comm += package
else:
raise TypeError("Input is not a list or string of packages")
p = subprocess.Popen(comm, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
p.wait()
return [l.strip() for l in p.stdout.readlines()]
pypath = r"C:\temp\IPY\IronPython 2.7"
pyexe = os.path.join(pypath, "ipy.exe")
packages = IN[0]
uninstall = IN[1]
OUT = install(packages, uninstall)
I installed the package downloading the zip file and extracting in a folder, but the packages of library is installed in the folder IronPython2.7 in site-extensions though, but even installing the package I do not see how to use it in Dynamo yet.
looking in the installed folder of libraries I see as well pip which was already there I believe. I did not run that code line of ensurepip or I do not remember.
there is an olefolder within the folder olefile-0.46-py2.7.egg created by installing as I indicated before with setup.py from the unzipeed folder dowloaded . there are 2 files called init.py and setup.py if I do not remember wrong.
and I tried to load the library in dynamo with this code I posted before but result says no module named future so I downloaded the library package future and installed as well but same result, I think I must be doing something wrong as I am begginer in this but I am trying everything I can. I will try later what you suggested by installing ironpython in a user folder.
import sys
import clr
clr.AddReference('System.IO')
from System.IO import Directory, Path
# Ensure that IronPython can see the olefile module by adding it to sys.path
egg_path = r'C:\Program Files\IronPython 2.7\Lib\site-packages\olefile-0.46-py2.7.egg'
olefile_module_path = Path.Combine(egg_path, 'olefile')
# Append both the egg directory and the olefile module directory to sys.path
if egg_path not in sys.path:
sys.path.append(egg_path)
if olefile_module_path not in sys.path:
sys.path.append(olefile_module_path)
# Now try to import the olefile module
try:
import olefile
import_message = "Successfully imported olefile!"
except Exception as e:
import_message = "Failed to import olefile: {0}".format(e.message)
# Output the result to Dynamo
OUT = import_message, sys.path # Output sys.path for debugging purposes
I installed ensurepip, the package also using easy-install olefile method and after that I ran the code you suggested and it says detected already deleting and reinstalling.
PS C:\Users\RuBeN> & “C:\Program Files\IronPython 2.7\ipy.exe” -X:Frames -m pip install B:\Descargas\olefile-0.46.zip
DEPRECATION: A future version of pip will drop support for Python 2.7. More details about Python 2 support in pip, can be found at Release process - pip documentation v24.0.dev0
Processing b:\descargas\olefile-0.46.zip
Installing collected packages: olefile
Found existing installation: olefile 0.47.dev4
Uninstalling olefile-0.47.dev4:
Successfully uninstalled olefile-0.47.dev4
Running setup.py install for olefile … done
Successfully installed olefile-0.46
Then if this is installed all right I just want to use the libraries, so I used this script to try to import the library olefile and also future because it is asking me about this as well, but the script used reported this:
[0] Successfully imported future.
[1] Failed to import olefile: No module named future
I used this script to import libraries:
import clr
# Path to the future module
future_path = r'C:\Program Files\IronPython 2.7\Lib\site-packages\future-0.18.3-py2.7.egg'
# Path to the olefile module
olefile_path = r'C:\Program Files\IronPython 2.7\Lib\site-packages'
# Append these paths to sys.path
if future_path not in sys.path:
sys.path.append(future_path)
if olefile_path not in sys.path:
sys.path.append(olefile_path)
# Try importing future and olefile
try:
import future
future_message = "Successfully imported future."
except ImportError as e:
future_message = "Failed to import future: " + str(e)
try:
import olefile
olefile_message = "Successfully imported olefile."
except ImportError as e:
olefile_message = "Failed to import olefile: " + str(e)
# Output the results
OUT = future_message, olefile_message
well I ran this script in dynamo import sys OUT = sys.version_info to know the ironpython version and it says 2.7.3 final but I uninstalled it from my computer and installed ironpython 2.7.12 instead but Dynamo does not consider the new version?
I installed ironpython in that folder because installed from a installer file IronPython-2.7.12.msi.
Future library is installed and dynamo script loads it successfully although when trying import olefile is asking for future.
I reinstalled dynamo 2.0.4 which reinstalls ironpython 2.7.3 in my computer and some of the previous scripts I used are not working.
I tried to load the olefile library using Dynamo of Revit 2022 which is using ironpython 2.7.9 by default and I believe it worked but I would like to change the ironpython version 2.7.3 that Dynamo is using for ironpython 2.7.12
You can get the python exe Dynamo uses with the following
import sysconfig
import os
OUT = sysconfig.get_path('data'), os.path.abspath(os.__file__)
It is best to not touch this install
have you tried this from CMD / PowerShell "C:\Program Files\IronPython 2.7\ipy.exe" "C:\Program Files\IronPython 2.7\Lib\site-packages\future-0.18.3-py2.7.egg\setup.py" install
I tried the last 2 script you shared but none worked in dynamo 2.0.4of Revit 2019, although works in Revit 2022 with the default dynamo version . you are right, the library future was not installed, I installed it and still getting same error no module named future, I do not know yet how to deal with that if it is possible
# The comment on the line below should be printed on Python 2.5 or older:
from __future__ import print_function # This version of olefile requires Python 2.7 or 3.5+.
What to do with this line? I am using IronPython2.7 not python 2.7? Did you make this olefile library work with Dynamo 2.0.4 in Dynamo 2019?
