[QGIS-Developer] Multiple python scripts in python console?

[Etienne Trimaille]

> For example, a newly defined function on the class was
> unknown in script_1. Might be a bug, but I'm not even sure.

Well, for me it works without any issue.
But you need to re-execute the script_2.py in the Python console, it will
refresh the class definition in the Python console context then you can
execute script_1 again.

But indeed, you are reaching the limit of using the Python console like
this ...


Le jeu. 4 mai 2023 à 16:02, Raymond Nijssen <r.nijssen at terglobo.nl> a
écrit :

> Hi Etienne,
>
> Already tried what you are describing. Indeed it's inconvenient, and
> sometimes the changes in the class code did not end up in the class
> definition. For example, a newly defined function on the class was
> unknown in script_1. Might be a bug, but I'm not even sure.
>
> So the best way should be to tell QGIS to run another python script in
> the console. Or go the plugin way.
>
> Thanks and kind regards,
>
> Raymond
>
>
> On 04-05-2023 11:29, Etienne Trimaille wrote:
> > If you are talking about the simple Python console panel, and loading
> > Python files from there, then you can skip the " from .script_2 import
> > TestClass".
> >
> > If you notice, when you launch the script_2.py, you have a generated
> > line similar to :
> > exec(Path('/tmp/tmp5g244g4w.py').read_text())
> >
> > So it's reading and executing all the content of file 2 in the console
> > context already.
> > So then, when file 1 will be executed, there will already be the class
> > TestClass in the console context.
> >
> > But, then to manage multiple files, it's not convenient. You should
> > think about the smallest plugin, for instance
> > https://github.com/wonder-sk/qgis-minimal-plugin
> > <https://github.com/wonder-sk/qgis-minimal-plugin> Otherwise, it's
> > difficult to manage IMHO.
> >
> > Le jeu. 4 mai 2023 à 08:59, Raymond Nijssen via QGIS-Developer
> > <qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org>>
>
> > a écrit :
> >
> >     Hi developers,
> >
> >     While writing a python script in the QGIS python console editor I
> >     needed
> >     to write a new class and for convenience I put that in its own
> >     python file.
> >
> >     Both files are in the same directory, but I cannot import my class in
> >     the other script.
> >
> >     Here's an example:
> >
> >
> >     # script_1.py
> >
> >     from .script_2 import TestClass
> >     obj1 = TestClass('Ray')
> >     print(obj1)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     # script_2.py:
> >
> >     class TestClass():
> >
> >           def __init__(self, name):
> >     self.name <http://self.name> = name
> >
> >           def __str__(self):
> >               return f'TestClass[{self.name <http://self.name>}]'
> >
> >
> >
> >     It all works properly if I put my class definition in script_1 but as
> >     the code is growing (and a customer of mine needs to understand this
> >     too) it would really be nice to split the code over multiple files.
> >     Is there a way? Or another approach?
> >
> >     Kind regards,
> >     Raymond
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