Issues upgrading from 15.7 to 15.8 version

Dear,

After upgrade TestComplete from 15.7 to 15.8 version, some issues appeared.

Python runtime error - NameError: name 'Aliases' is not defined
Python runtime error - NameError: name 'Log' is not defined
Python runtime error - NameError: name 'Project' is not defined
Python runtime error - NameError: name 'aqObject' is not defined
Python runtime error - NameError: name 'ADO' is not defined

The support team suggested us to add this header line to all the project scripts:

from tc import *

And to add this prefix:

tc.Aliases.Client ...
tc.Log.Message(...)
tc.aqObject.GetVarType(ColumnId)
tc.ADO.CreateADOQuery()

But, this solutions not resolves the issues.

Has someone had the same problem in order to help us ?

Thanks, Xavi

Xavi
1 month ago
I would like to explain you the used way to resolve our latest problems with TC and Python.
The problem is when we use scripts stored in a different root path. When the scripts are stored in subfolders, they can’t be found.
We applied the “Centralizing Global Imports in a Shared Configuration File” for this link:
Working with TestComplete Global Objects in Python 3.13 | TestComplete Documentation
This global file, is important to create in the root path:
After create the global file, the scripts stored in the root path don’t need a prefix to refer to the objects.
The scripts stored in subfolders, need to use a prefix to refer to the objects:
import globals_tc as ag
                ag.Aliases.Client…
                ag.Log…
                …
Thanks,

8 Replies

mcpm
Occasional Contributor
1 month ago
Hello, this way:
from tc import *
also didn’t work for me, but try this:

from tc import Aliases, Log, ADO
and so on.

Then:
Aliases.Client(...)
Log.Message(...)

If you want to try it this way (but I didn't use that):
tc.Aliases.Client(...),

you need to import the namespace first:
import tc
I hope it helps
Paweł
- Xavi
  Occasional Contributor
  1 month ago
  Hello,
  I tried you suggested solution, but it crashes on the header imports, maybe something wrong for my self ?
  Thanks, Xavi
rraghvani
Champion Level 3
1 month ago
The latest version of TestComplete comes with Python 3.13. Python has made a number of changes. One of them is treating global as regular scoped objects, which has impacted Python scripts used in TestComplete.

See https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/scripting/specifics/python_tc_globalobjects.html for more information. You need to update your Python scripts to accommodate this change.

As an example, Log is being passed as a parameter -

MainTest.py

import MyFunctions def main(): MyFunctions.greet(Log, "Alice")

MyFunctions.py

def greet(Log, name): Log.Message(f"Hello, {name}!")

Same issue has been discussed here,

TestComplete 15.77 is broken - dont upgrade | SmartBear Community
- Xavi
  Occasional Contributor
  1 month ago
  The solution to pass the objects as parameters, works.
  But for a big project, it means a lot of work to change too much source code.
  My big doubt is why the 2 alternatives options in this link (tc module and global import file), don't works in some cases ?
  Working with TestComplete Global Objects in Python 3.13 | TestComplete Documentation
  Thanks,
  - rraghvani
    Champion Level 3
    1 month ago
    Remove "tc" from "tc.Aliases.Client". Try this for example,
    
    Unit1.py
    
    import Unit2 def main(): Unit2.datetime()
    
    Unit2.py
    
    from tc import aqDateTime # or from tc import * def datetime(): return aqDateTime.Now()
    
    If you have a big project, it is a pain to update. However, there's no way around this, as Python have made these changes.
Xavi
Occasional Contributor
1 month ago
I would like to explain you the used way to resolve our latest problems with TC and Python.
The problem is when we use scripts stored in a different root path. When the scripts are stored in subfolders, they can’t be found.
We applied the “Centralizing Global Imports in a Shared Configuration File” for this link:
Working with TestComplete Global Objects in Python 3.13 | TestComplete Documentation
This global file, is important to create in the root path:
After create the global file, the scripts stored in the root path don’t need a prefix to refer to the objects.
The scripts stored in subfolders, need to use a prefix to refer to the objects:
import globals_tc as ag
                ag.Aliases.Client…
                ag.Log…
                …
Thanks,