Run python script in Qt

[J.Hilk]

@NotYourFan
well, have you tried giving QProcess the absolute path to the python file, as you did in your cmd prompt ?

[NotYourFan]

yes of coruse, like:

void TestWindow::loadFile()
    QProcess p;
    QStringList params;

    params << "createJSON.py";
    p.start("C:/development/Python/Python37/python.exe", params);
    p.waitForFinished(-1);
    QString p_stdout = p.readAll();

[J.Hilk]

@NotYourFan said in Run python script in Qt:
I actually meant the absolute path to

createJSON.py

I assume createJSON.py is inside your project folder and you start the program via QtCreator but, the created exe is not in your project folder -> so it can't find the python script

[NotYourFan]

Sry @J-Hilk i missunderstood.

But i try this also …

like:

void TestWindow::loadFile()
    QProcess p;
    QStringList params;

    params << "C:/development/Qt/ProjektXY/createJSON.py";
    p.start("C:/development/Python/Python37/python.exe", params);
    p.waitForFinished(-1);
    QString p_stdout = p.readAll();

i´m desperately … i dont know what to do, i try everything.

[J.Hilk]

@NotYourFan since you're on windows, you're using the wrong path separator

[NotYourFan]

@J-Hilk whats the Right path separator?

[J.Hilk]

@NotYourFan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filename#Reserved_characters_and_words

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backslash or probably double backslash

[NotYourFan]

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[NotYourFan]

okay, thx for your Suggestion.

void TestWindow::loadFile()
    QProcess p;
    QStringList params;

    params << "C:\\development\\Qt\\ProjektXY\\createJSON.py";
    p.start("C:\\development\\Python\\Python37\\python.exe", params);
    p.waitForFinished(-1);
    QString p_stdout = p.readAll();

i tried one time with Backslash and one time with double Backslash … same Problem.

[jsulm]

@J.Hilk said in Run python script in Qt:

since you're on windows, you're using the wrong path separator

With Qt / should work on Windows as well, shouldn't it?

[J.Hilk]

@jsulm I'm unsure

usually yes, but in this case you're trying to start a System program from the OS. Until now, I've always only used it to start an external program, that I shipped with the other Qt installation and therefore was always at the same depth as the main executable or it was on a unix system...

@NotYourFan
have you seen this thread ?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15127047/qt-calling-external-python-script

It may help you

[aha_1980]

@jsulm

With Qt / should work on Windows as well, shouldn't it?

It is really important to use forward slashes for Qt functions, yes. However, the parameter for python (the path to the script) is not evaluated from Qt but from the python interpreter, so here backslashes might be needed.

That gives:

params << "C:\\development\\Qt\\ProjektXY\\createJSON.py";
p.start("C:/Development/Python/Python37/python.exe", params);

Looks funny, though.

p.waitForFinished(-1); I would use a SLOT here.

And for testing: can you just try python -c 'print "Hello World"' first?

[aha_1980]

@J.Hilk said in Run python script in Qt:

usually yes, but in this case you're trying to start a System program from the OS

As said, the path for QProcess should work with forward slash. The path for the parameter (the script) probably not.

[NotYourFan]

@J-Hilk thank you for the stackoverflow link, i've seen it and try it.
@aha_1980 i test python -c 'print "Hello World"' --> i get Nothing.

[aha_1980]

@NotYourFan said in Run python script in Qt:

@aha_1980 i test python -c 'print "Hello World"' --> i get Nothing.

How did you test it?

[NotYourFan]

put python -c 'print "Hello World"' in p.start

[Pablo J. Rogina]

@NotYourFan just in case, you may want to use Python embedded in your Qt application...

[jsulm]

@NotYourFan It doesn't work like this. You have to put the command as first parameter to start() and all parameters for the command as parameter list.

[Gojir4]

@jsulm Are you sure about that ?
from Qt Doc:

QProcess process;
process.start("del /s *.txt");

[NotYourFan]

@jsulm i readed in the Qt Doc.
@Gojir4 you are right.
@Pablo-J-Rogina thx for your Suggestion … but i should / want to do it with QProcess …