| gclib 1.34.15 Communications API for Galil controllers and PLCs |

Python

# Install gclib

The gclib Python wrapper assumes the default gclib installation location.

# Install Python

- See https://www.python.org/ if Python is not already installed on the system. The gclib Python wrapper supports Python versions 2 and 3.
- On Windows, choose to add Python to the environment variable during installation. This allows Python to be invoked from the command line.

# Install the gclib Python module

## Windows

- Type the following commands into a command prompt.

    >cd %temp%
    >mkdir py
    >cd py
    >copy "c:\Program Files (x86)\Galil\gclib\source\wrappers\python\*" .
    c:\Program Files (x86)\Galil\gclib\source\wrappers\python\gclib.py
    c:\Program Files (x86)\Galil\gclib\source\wrappers\python\setup.py
        2 file(s) copied.
    >copy "c:\Program Files (x86)\Galil\gclib\examples\python\*" .
    c:\Program Files (x86)\Galil\gclib\examples\python\example.py
        1 file(s) copied.
    >python setup.py install
    running install
    running build
    running build_py
    creating build
    creating build\lib
    copying gclib.py -> build\lib
    running install_lib
    running install_egg_info
    Removing C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\Lib\site-packages\gclib-1.0-py3.7.egg-info
    Writing C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\Lib\site-packages\gclib-1.0-py3.7.egg-info

- The gclib Python wrapper is now installed. Go to the next section, Using gclib from the Python Interpreter.

## Linux

- Type the following commands into a terminal prompt.

    $ mkdir ~/py
    $ cd ~/py
    $ tar -xvf /usr/share/doc/gclib/src/gclib_python.tar.gz
    gclib.py
    setup.py
    $ tar -xvf /usr/share/doc/gclib/src/gclib_python_examples.tar.gz
    example.py
    $ sudo python setup.py install
    [sudo] password for user:
    running install
    running build
    running build_py
    creating build
    creating build/lib
    copying gclib.py -> build/lib
    running install_lib
    copying build/lib/gclib.py -> /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages
    byte-compiling /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gclib.py to gclib.pyc
    running install_egg_info
    Writing /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gclib-1.0-py2.7.egg-info

- The gclib Python wrapper is now installed. Go to the next section, Using gclib from the Python Interpreter.

## OS X

- Be sure that the Create Environment Variable step has been followed in the OS X installation instructions.
- Type the following commands into a Terminal prompt.

    $ mkdir ~/python_temp
    $ cd ~/python_temp/
    $ tar -xvf /Applications/gclib/source/gclib_python.tar.gz
    x gclib.py
    x setup.py
    $ tar -xvf /Applications/gclib/examples/gclib_python_examples.tar.gz
    x example.py
    $ sudo python setup.py install
    running install
    running build
    running build_py
    creating build
    creating build/lib
    copying gclib.py -> build/lib
    running install_lib
    copying build/lib/gclib.py -> /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages
    byte-compiling /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/gclib.py to gclib.pyc
    running install_egg_info
    Writing /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/gclib-1.0-py2.7.egg-info

- The gclib Python wrapper is now installed. Go to the next section, Using gclib from the Python Interpreter.

# Using gclib from the Python Interpreter

- Invoke the Python Interpreter.
- Type the following into the Python prompt.

    >>> import gclib
    >>> g = gclib.py()
    >>> g.GOpen('192.168.0.42')
    >>> print(g.GInfo())
    192.168.0.42, DMC4080 Rev 1.2c, 783

# Running Python scripts

- Navigate the terminal to the location from Install the gclib Python module where example.py was copied.
- Open example.py in a text editor.
- Set the address in the g.GOpen() call to match an avaiable connection.
- Execute the following command at the Terminal.

    $ python example.py
    gclib version: py.127.110.250
    192.168.0.42, DMC4080 Rev 1.2c, 783

- Experiment with the example by uncommenting sections, between the triple quotes, '''.

    $ python example.py
    gclib version: py.127.110.250
    192.168.0.42, DMC4080 Rev 1.2c, 783
    GProgramDownload() correctly errored. Can't fit with level 3 compression
    Uploaded program:
    #A;i=0;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1
    i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;EN
    Downloaded program verified
    Array element verified
     187942.0000

    Starting move...
    done.

# Getting help

>>> help(g.GOpen) Help on method GOpen in module gclib:

GOpen(address) method of gclib.py instance Opens a connection a galil controller. See the gclib docs for address string formatting.

>>> help(g.GCommand) Help on method GCommand in module gclib:

GCommand(command) method of gclib.py instance Performs a command-and-response transaction on the connection. Trims the response.

>>> 'for a full listing, try help(g)'