Executing python script

Ionic Framework ionic-v3
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Is there a method to execute a python script in my .ts file? I have used Python Shell with Node.js before, but I can’t seem to get it working with my v2 project.

I’m not sure how to import python shell into my project. I’ve tried running browserify on index.js from the python shell repository and including the file in index.html, but when I keep getting 'Python Shell is undefined'. It seems like it is not being exported properly.

If anyone has a solution, please let me know! Thanks!

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Did you find a solution to this problem? @raymondtieu

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The python scripts are not able executed in the ionic if you intend to write the python code in the app itself but we can access the services which are written in the python by writing the API call from the application those are called providers in the ionic

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Yes, there are multiple methods to execute a Python script in a .ts (TypeScript) file. One common approach is to use child_process in Node.js to spawn a Python process and execute the script. Here’s a basic example of how you can do this:

import { spawn } from ‘child_process’;

// Define the Python script to execute
const pythonScript = ‘path/to/your/python/script.py’;

// Define the arguments to pass to the Python script (if any)
const pythonArgs = [‘arg1’, ‘arg2’];

// Spawn a Python process
const pythonProcess = spawn(‘python’, [pythonScript, …pythonArgs]);

// Handle stdout, stderr, and exit events
pythonProcess.stdout.on(‘data’, (data) => {
console.log(Python stdout: ${data});
});

pythonProcess.stderr.on(‘data’, (data) => {
console.error(Python stderr: ${data});
});

pythonProcess.on(‘exit’, (code) => {
console.log(Python process exited with code ${code});
});

Replace 'path/to/your/python/script.py' with the path to your Python script, and 'arg1', 'arg2' with any arguments you want to pass to the script. This code will spawn a Python process, execute the script, and handle its stdout, stderr, and exit events.

Ensure that Python is installed on your system and available in the PATH environment variable. If you encounter ‘Python Shell is undefined’ errors, double-check your code for typos and verify that the Python script path is correct.