coupling python scripts

[sandercaerteling@gmail.com]

Hi There!

I created a few python scripts and everything is working fine. But to
make it easier to run the procedure i want to couple these scripts in
one big script. Is there a possibility to do this, can I for example
make a script dat 'calls' the other script in the right order?

Many thanks!
Sander

[Steven D'Aprano]

Re: coupling python scripts

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 02:54:23 -0800, sandercaertelin g wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi There!
>
> I created a few python scripts and everything is working fine. But to
> make it easier to run the procedure i want to couple these scripts in
> one big script. Is there a possibility to do this, can I for example
> make a script dat 'calls' the other script in the right order?[/color]


Some variation on this should work:




*** script1.py ***

def do_stuff():
print "Hello"

if __name__ == "__main__":
# execute this when being called as a script
do_stuff()



*** script2.py ***

def do_something_el se():
print "World"

if __name__ == "__main__":
do_something_el se()




Now write a new script:

*** master_script.p y ***

import script1, script2
script1.do_stuf f()
script2.do_some thing_else()



Or even simpler, since script1.py and script2.py are callable from the
command line, just create a shell script and let your shell handle it:

*** script.sh ***

script1.py
script2.py





--
Steven.