Intersystems Iris - embedded python

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Kurt Hofman · Feb 10, 2023

#Embedded Python #InterSystems IRIS

Hello,

I'm starting testing embedded python and external libraries.

When I try to use the win32api-library I get the following error :

<THROW> *%Exception.PythonException 230 ^^0^ <class 'ModuleNotFoundError'>: No module named 'win32api' -

This is my code :

ClassMethod CreateDocument(path As %String) [ Language = python ]
{
import win32api

...
}

The librarie is visible in C:\InterSystems\IRIS\mgr\python\win32.

Am I doing something wrong ?

Regards,

Kurt Hofman,

ASCI nv.

Product version: IRIS 2022.3

$ZV: IRIS for Windows (x86-64) 2023.1 (Build 185U) Tue Jan 31 2023 22:19:19 EST

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Muhammad Waseem · Mar 6, 2023

Looks like there are some restrictions while installing win32api with pip

Try with pypiwin32 module as below:
C:\Users\kurthofman> C:\InterSystems\IRIS\bin\irispip install --target C:\InterSystems\IRIS\mgr\python pypiwin32

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2023-02-10T10:00:55-05:00

1. Try running:

 cd <IRIS>\bin
 ./irispython "C:\InterSystems\IRIS\lib\python\Scripts\pywin32_postinstall.py" -install

It might fix your error.

If that does not help, add win32 folder to path explitictly and try import again:

import sys
sys.path.append("<IRIS>\Mgr\python\win32")
import win32api

score 0 · Answer 2 · 2023-03-02T07:29:26-05:00

Kurt Hofman · Mar 2, 2023

There is no C:\InterSystems\IRIS\lib\python\Scripts\pywin32_postinstall.py

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score 1 · Answer 3 · 2023-02-10T10:09:16-05:00

Looks like win32api in not installed with IRIS.

Try to install win32api module by running below command :

C:\InterSystems\IRIS\bin>irispip install --target C:\InterSystems\IRIS\mgr\python win32api

Replace C:\InterSystems by your IRIS installation folder

For more details please check below link
https://docs.intersystems.com/irislatest/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls...

score 0 · Answer 4 · 2023-03-06T06:21:15-05:00

I get this error :

PS C:\Users\kurthofman> C:\InterSystems\IRIS\bin\irispip install --target C:\InterSystems\IRIS\mgr\python win32api
ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement win32api (from versions: none)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for win32api

score 0 · Answer 5 · 2023-03-06T10:43:07-05:00

I installed pypiwin32

ClassMethod Test() [ Language = python ]
{
import win32api

}

USER>Do ##class(User.Demo).Test()

DO ##CLASS(User.Demo).Test()
^
<THROW> *%Exception.PythonException <THROW> 230 ^^0^ <class 'ModuleNotFoundError'>: No module named 'win32api' -
USER>

score 0 · Answer 6 · 2023-03-06T16:01:39-05:00

Hello @Kurt Hofman ,

I experienced a similar problem the last week while testing a library.

To solve it, I created the PYTHONPATH system environment variable with C:\InterSystems\IRISHealth\lib\python\Lib\site-packages\win32;C:\InterSystems\IRISHealth\lib\python\Lib\site-packages\win32\lib.
IRIS need to be restarted to consider any change in an environment variable.

Check If pythoncom39.dll and pywintypes39.dll exist in the directory C:\InterSystems\IRISHealth\lib\python\Lib\site-packages\win32. If they don't exist, copy them. I don't remember the initial directory of these dll files (maybe C:\InterSystems\IRISHealth\mgr\python\pywin32_system32).

I'm a beginner in Python, so maybe a more simple and clean solution exists...

Hope this help.