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Nadav
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6 years ago
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integrating WHL Python packages

Hi, as far as i can understand from the documentation and examples here in the community - TC supports integrating external Python libraries using EGG files, which is a very old (since 2004) format....
  • Nadav's avatar
    Nadav
    6 years ago

    Just to close the loop and save time for future users with the same problem, the solution is as followed:

    1. open the WHL file with 7-zip

    2. extract the folders in it to "C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\TestComplete 12\Bin\Extensions\Python\Python36\Lib\site-packages" folder.

    3. add these lines to the start of your code:

     

    import sys

    sys.path.insert(0, 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\TestComplete 12\Bin\Extensions\Python\Python36\Lib\site-packages'

    import <your lib name (in my case: numpy)>

     

    that worked like a charm.

     

    *** credit to Yuriy from SmartBear Customer Care for the solution ***

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor

Try putting your package into the Lib folder and not the site-packages folder.

Nadav's avatar
Nadav
Contributor
6 years ago

Just to close the loop and save time for future users with the same problem, the solution is as followed:

1. open the WHL file with 7-zip

2. extract the folders in it to "C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\TestComplete 12\Bin\Extensions\Python\Python36\Lib\site-packages" folder.

3. add these lines to the start of your code:

 

import sys

sys.path.insert(0, 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\TestComplete 12\Bin\Extensions\Python\Python36\Lib\site-packages'

import <your lib name (in my case: numpy)>

 

that worked like a charm.

 

*** credit to Yuriy from SmartBear Customer Care for the solution ***

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    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    6 years ago

    Got it... yes, that makes sense... if, in the Python universe, a WHL file is a zipped up package of stuff, then you do need to have that expanded...  Glad you got it working!