2013 Project Week:PythonModules

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Key Investigators

  • Dave Welch, University of Iowa SINAPSE
  • Hans Johnson, University of Iowa SINAPSE
  • JC, UNC-Chapel Hill

Project Description

Objective

  • Adding Python modules into the Slicer environment is currently cumbersome and difficult to do. With the growth of Python as a scientific research tool, Slicer should provide an easy mechanism for inclusion of Python modules on the fly.
  • We will discuss with lead Slicer developers how to best implement a user-friendly approach to improve Python importing. Our work will be tested and documented on the Slicer wiki.

Approach, Plan

  • Discussions with JC, Steve, Andrey, and interested Python programmers
  • Document best approaches
  • Implement work in Slicer 4.3

Progress

  • JC has implemented and documented the steps required to install external Python packages into the Slicer environment

TODO

  • Add the Python function install_distributions into the slicer.util module
    • Rename to importExternalPythonModules() ?
  • Add inclusion of distribute and pip installs to the CMake build (default: OFF)
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