coupling python scripts 1

[SanderC]

Hi There!

I created a few python scripts and everything is working fine. But to make it easier to run the procedure i want to couple these scripts in one big script. Is there a possibility to do this, can I for example make a script dat 'calls' the other script in the right order?

Many thanks!
Sander

 

[ericbrunson]

It'd probably be easier to merge them into a single script by importing them.

If you have script1 and script2, then first rename them script1.py and script2.py (otherwise import won't use them).

Second, modify the scripts so that a) all fuctionality that is normally run be default (i.e. not in a function) is in a function, say "main()" and b) change all command line options and arguments to function args.

Finally, write a wrapper script that does somethign like this:

import script1
import script2

script1.main()
script2.main()

Or, if script1 needs to call script2, then import scrip2 inside script1 and call script2.main() when appropriate in script1.