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matju
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10 years ago
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Calling 3rd party packages from scripts written in Python

Hello,   I'm trying to import external 3rd party packages from my scripts written in Python language. Is there a way to use Python installed in different folder? I was trying to use default "site...
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  • ghuff2's avatar
    ghuff2
    10 years ago

    TestComplete installs it's own python instance so the third-party package in the site-packages folder won't work. If you copy the third-party package you want from the site-packages into the TestComplete python folder it will work.

     

    For example I use the pytz and tzlocal packages. After installing through pip, I copied those folders from the site-packages folder into C:\Program Files\SmartBear\TestComplete 11\Bin\Extensions\Python\Python34\Lib . Then just import like regular and it should work.

     

     

    I think you could also add the site-packages folder to the sys path like you are in your code, I think the mistake you are making is not escaping the backslash character in your string or using a raw string. So it should be sys.path.append("C:\\Data\\Python\\Lib\\site-packages") or sys.path.append(r"C:\Data\Python\Lib\site-packages")

     

     

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ghuff2
Contributor
10 years ago

TestComplete installs it's own python instance so the third-party package in the site-packages folder won't work. If you copy the third-party package you want from the site-packages into the TestComplete python folder it will work.

 

For example I use the pytz and tzlocal packages. After installing through pip, I copied those folders from the site-packages folder into C:\Program Files\SmartBear\TestComplete 11\Bin\Extensions\Python\Python34\Lib . Then just import like regular and it should work.

 

 

I think you could also add the site-packages folder to the sys path like you are in your code, I think the mistake you are making is not escaping the backslash character in your string or using a raw string. So it should be sys.path.append("C:\\Data\\Python\\Lib\\site-packages") or sys.path.append(r"C:\Data\Python\Lib\site-packages")

 

 

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danalu
Contributor
9 years ago

But i still encounter error:

ImportError

No module named 'win32com' 

 

i have copy site-packages from C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\Lib\site-packages  to C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\TestComplete 12\Bin\Extensions\Python\Python34\Lib\site-packages

 

but seem not working. when i try to import:

import win32com.client as win32

 

  • ghuff2's avatar
    ghuff2
    Contributor
    9 years ago

    Did you copy your entire site-packages folder or just the win32com folder? You don't want the whole site-packages folder, only the folder of the third party package should go in the Lib folder, i.e. only copy the win32com folder into Lib, not entire site-packages.

    • danalu's avatar
      danalu
      Contributor
      9 years ago

      Thanks, i copied the win32com folder to Lib only now. but another error pops when i run the script

       

      ImportError No module named 'win32api'

      Error location: Unit: "HorizonTestSuite\HorizonAutoTest\Script\genfuncs"

      Line: 7 Column: 1.

       
       
      It is weird since i didn't use win32api, my script only import win32com.client
       
      import win32com.client as win3
      • AlexKaras's avatar
        AlexKaras
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        9 years ago

        Hi,

         

        I'm not a Python guy and don't have TC at hand as we speak, so just a wild guess: I believe that win32api is referenced from win32com module. Have you checked if there is win32api folder within site-packages one and have you copied it to lib\ folder for TestComplete?