pythonValue -- execute Python source code from a string

Synopsis

Usage:

pythonValue s
Inputs:
- s, a string or a sequence, containing Python source code;
Outputs:
- a python object, the return value of the given code;

Description

This function a is wrapper around the function PyRun_String from the Python C API.

i1 : pythonValue "2 + 2"

o1 = 4

o1 : PythonObject of class int

If a sequence is given, then its elements are converted to strings using toString and then joined using concatenate. You can see the expression sent to the Python interpreter by setting debugLevel to a positive value.

i2 : debugLevel = 1

o2 = 1

i3 : x = 5

o3 = 5

i4 : pythonValue("3 + ", x)
 -- python command: 3 + 5

o4 = 8

o4 : PythonObject of class int

Ways to use pythonValue :

pythonValue(Sequence)
pythonValue(String)

For the programmer

The object pythonValue is a method function with a single argument.

pythonValue -- execute Python source code from a string

Synopsis

Description

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Ways to use pythonValue :

For the programmer