ZEE - VB script to run python

[valdea]

Hello everyone,

I am new to HomeSeer and just joined this forum.

I have a Troller ZEE and a PiFace and I am trying to control the PiFace through the HS3. ZEE only accepts VB.NET scripts and I am controlling the Piface using python. I am not a programmer, never used VB.NET but I know some python. Is there a way to call a python script using VB.NET under HS3?
Does anyone has a sample script that I can use - whatever I have tried did not work for me

Thank you,

[valdea]

ZEE - running a python script

on the same topic ...
It looks like, in the Event section, there is an option to "Run Another Program or Process" but when pointing to "/usr/bin/python3", I get an error "\usr\bin\python3 cannot be found"... it looks like the slashes are replaced by back-slashes. Is there a special way of using this option? Can I use it to run python scripts?

[Pete]

Been testing / trying to install IronPython. Tried the build thing this morning:

git clone git://github.com/IronLanguages/main.git IronLanguages

xbuild Solutions/IronPython.sln /p:Configuration=Release

root@ICS-HS3-Zee:~/IronLanguages# xbuild Solutions/IronPython.sln /p:Configuration=Release
XBuild Engine Version 2.10.8.1
Mono, Version 2.10.8.1
Copyright (C) Marek Sieradzki 2005-2008, Novell 2008-2011.

Build started 11/02/2014 07:33:55.

$YOUR_INSTALLATION_PATH/IronLanguages/bin/Release

export IRONPYTHONPATH= $IRON_LANGUAGES_INSTALLATION_PATH/IronLanguages/External.LCA_RESTRICTED/Languages/IronPython/27/Lib:$IRONPYTHONPATH

mono ipy.exe

I have an issue:

root@ICS-HS3-Zee:~/IronLanguages/bin/Release# mono ipy.exe
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/root/IronLanguages/bin/Release/Lib/site.py", line 62, in <module>
ImportError: No module named osIronPython 2.9.9a0 (2.9.0.0) on Mono 4.0.30319.1 (32-bit)
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

Found that I needed to do:

export IRONPYTHONPATH=/root/IronLanguages/Release/External.LCA_RESTRICTED/Languages/IronPython/27/Lib:$IRONPYTHONPATH

Added these two lines to bashrc

export IRONPYTHONPATH=/root/IronLanguages/Release/External.LCA_RESTRICTED/Languages/IronPython/27/Lib:$IRONPYTHONPATH
alias ipy='”mono $IRONPYTHON /root/IronLanguages/bin/Release/ipy.exe"'

[valdea]

thanks Pete
this is an interesting option - I will try it - but this is good if you want to integrate python with .NET. In my case I was just trying to see if I can trigger a program (python in this case because i have more experience with it) from the HS3.
The "Run Another Program or Process" looks to be what I need but I do not understand why does not work .. an the help files do not give too much info...

[Pete]

Yup; for Mono you have to incorporate the use of IronPython for dot net stuff then call it when using it in a script.

http://www.mono-project.com/Python

IE: once IronPython is installed then you can just run your Python script from the external program call in Homeseer 3.

[valdea]

Yup; for Mono you have to incorporate the use of IronPython for dot net stuff then call it when using it in a script.

http://www.mono-project.com/Python

IE: once IronPython is installed then you can just run your Python script from the external program call in Homeseer 3.

Ok - it took me a bit to install and properly setup the IromPython but now looks like is working.
Now - how to call a python script from within the HS is another problem do you have a sample script that you can share

thanks,

[Pete]

I haven't played with python on HS3.

That said give it a try now. Create a simple python script and put it in your script directory.

call it "test.py". See if this works.

I just tried.

It doesn't. When I select a script its not seeing the "test.py" script in the directory; just sees vb or txt files.

def Main():
hs.WriteLog("Debug","Hello HomeSeer from IronPython!"

I just manually entered it and this is what I see when I run it. I wonder if we can open up a bugzilla ticket for this?

Feb-12 10:22:38 AM Event Event Python Test triggered by the event page 'Run' button.
Feb-12 10:22:38 AM Event Event Trigger "Python Test"
Feb-12 10:22:38 AM Event Running script in background: /usr/local/HomeSeer/scripts/test.py
Feb-12 10:22:38 AM Error Cannot run .txt script on Linux, only .vb scripts are supported

Running it with external commands just gives me an error that it cannot find the file.

Playing some more now.

Interesting reading....as the choice for Homeseer in the HS2 world was ActivePython which came for free but was offered by a private company.

Not sure where to go with this as doing a google search on the use of Mono and Python leads to IronPython and not much else these days.