Enthought python toolkit

[Hazkel]

Sadly, Enthought are discontinuing their excellent python toolkit.

I find the native python support presented in LV be not as good as the toolkit.

Does anyone know an alternative to toolkit?

Is there any chance the toolkit will be integrated to LV?

[alamanna]

Hi Yitzhak,
According to this topic in the Enthought Knowledge Base

The landscape now is different... Python has exploded in popularity, and since LabVIEW 2018, customers now have a native mechanism for calling Python from LabVIEW. The built-in Python Functions provide a seamless and low-complexity experience for calling Python from LabVIEW. Because the Python Node is a native LabVIEW component, the process of calling Python is substantially simplified; the Python Node plus two session-management VIs replace all 11 VIs in the Python Integration Toolkit; and there is first-class integration with NI's Application Builder.

The article above presents some potentially useful tips to exploit the built-in LabVIEW Python functionality.
Hope this helps!
Regards,
Alessia

[Hazkel]

Thanks for the reply.
Basically NI did a real good job with the new interface to python.  It is much simpler.

However it has several disadvantages comparing to enthought toolkit:

1. You can not use python 64 bit with Labview 32 bit

2. You must use global python

3. If you have developed code with the toolkit you need t rewrite it.... ( I have 1.5 year of code I need to rewrite)

All above are bearable, BUT the biggest problem I see by now:

if your python code has a reference to a file that is NOT full path, code will not run.

The python code is:

def read_from_file(name,age):
    f = open("Text_File.txt", "r")
    text= f.read()
    return text, 120

"Text_file.txt" is located in the same folder as the py code file.

If you change the function to the full path file. it will work! :

def read_from_file(name,age):
    f = open("d:\Project\myFiles\Text_File.txt", "r")
    text= f.read()
    return text, 120

 Since it very common to use python code withe reference to other files (JSON, CSV, INI) that resided in the same folder of the code - I think this is the biggest disadvantage.

If you can think of a solution to this - I will be grateful

[jeff.lin]

Hi， I want to purchase the python toolkit. How can I pay for it?

[jeff.lin]

Hi:

toolkit need license and password like the picture.