TypeError while using PythonActor in BCVTB

[Kopal Nihar]

Hi, I was trying to learn how to use python actor in BCVTB. So I tried to take two constants ( x and y ), pass them as variables to python actor, add them using python script and plot a graph which should be a constant line. The python script that I have below gives me a TypeError. I can't seem to understand why '+' is not being recognised as an operand. I am also attaching the screenshots of individual actors and the system xml file. Can you please tell me where my problem lies ? My python script looks like:

class Main :

  def fire(self) :

    if not self.input.hasToken(0) :

      return

    t = self.input.get(0)

    x = self.cons2.get(0)

    y = int(t) + int(x)

    self.output.broadcast(t)

I am also attaching my xml file

[Christopher Brooks]

Hi Kopal,

Try

from ptolemy.data import IntToken

class Main :
  def fire(self) :
    if not self.input.hasToken(0) :
      return
    t = self.input.get(0)

    print(type(t))
    x = self.cons2.get(0)
    y = int(t.doubleValue()) + int(x.doubleValue())
    self.output.broadcast(IntToken(y))

I've attached an updated version.

What is happening here is that t and x are of type DoubleToken.

The print(type(t)) line prints

<type 'ptolemy.data.DoubleToken'>

So, you need to invoke the doubleValue() method of DoubleToken to get a double value.

Then, to broadcast, it is necessary to create an IntToken.

I'm not much of a Python programmer these days, but one thing that helped me was to right click on the Python actor and select Documentation->GetDocumentation and then click on Demo Usage

The demos that use the Python actor are at

• org/ptolemy/ptango/demo/WebServerDE/WebServerDE.xml
• ptolemy/actor/lib/python/demo/RecordManipulation/RecordManipulation.xml
• ptolemy/actor/lib/python/demo/Ptolemnizer/Ptolemnizer.xml
• ptolemy/demo/ExecDemos/Demos/PythonScale.xml
• ptolemy/actor/lib/python/demo/PythonScale/PythonScale.xml

You might also want to look at tests in $PTII/ptolemy/actor/lib/python/test/auto/

See also https://kepler-project.org/developers/reference/python-and-kepler

_Christopher

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[Thierry Nouidui]

I suggest using the SystemCommand actor to run your Python script since I remembered you wanting to use numpy. This won't be possible if you are using the PythonActor I think.

Thanks!

Thierry

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[Christopher Brooks]

Yes, the Ptolemy Python actors use Jython, which is a Java implementation of Python.  Jython does not support C-based Python tools like Numpy.  Thus, the Ptolemy Python actor does not currently support Python Numpy

I believe Eclipse has a socket-based interface to a C-based Python that could be used from Java.  I believe http://dawnsci.org/ uses it.  It might be https://www.py4j.org/, or it could be something else.

So, if someone wanted to get a Python actor working with https://www.py4j.org/, the Numpy would be available.

To see how it is done for the R Language, see ptolemy/actor/lib/r/RExpression2.java

_Christopher

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[Kopal Nihar]

I thought I would use python actor to call my own system python and then use the libraries. Is that possible ? What should I use ? SystemCommand or Python Actor ? 

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[Thierry Nouidui]

I would think that using the SystemCommand actor should be more than sufficient.

[Kopal Nihar]

Okay, thanks a lot Thierry. I will try using the SystemCommand Actor and get back to you. Thank you so much

Kopal

[Kopal Nihar]

Thanks a lot Christopher. I will try using the SystemCommand actor to call my system python and get back to you. 

Kopal

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[Julien MARREC]

If you need to include conditions for eg, then it might be easier to use the python actor (I've done that to trigger an external script every 24h of simulation for example, and leave the input untouched otherwise). 

Otherwise use the systemCommand

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[Kopal Nihar]

Hi Julien.I want my script to keep running throughout and send some commands to keep changing EMS schedules every timestep. I will require the use of python libraries too. So should SystemCommand actor be fine then ? 

[Julien Marrec]

Yes that's probably fine to use systemActor then.

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[Kopal Nihar]

Okay, thanks a lot Julien. I will try using the subproces.Popen from systemCommancd actor only.

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[Kopal Nihar]

I tried running python code from SystemCommand Actor. I followed the documentation and even edited build, history.xml files. However, I can't seem to generate an executable for my python code. My python script is just trying to print the command line arguments. But I get a "file not found: 0.7" where 0.7 is one argument that I am passing. I am attaching my xml file. Please help me with this.

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[Kopal Nihar]

Also I need to get some output values from energyplus every time step. Could you please give me an idea how it can be done ? 

[Thierry Nouidui]

Your configuration is wrong.

• ProgramName should be python or the path to the Python executable so the SystemCommand knows which programs to invoke.
  
• ProgramArguments should be "pytest.py $x $y".
  

No need to edit build.xml and history.xml files.

Thanks!

Thierry

[Thierry Nouidui]

I suggest you look at the EnergyPlus examples. 

Thanks!

Thierry

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[Julien MARREC]

Subprocess is a python thing, only useful if you use a PythonActor, not the systemCommand

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[Kopal Nihar]

Okay, thanks Thierry! 

[Kopal Nihar]

Okay, thanks Julien. I am trying some things right now. I will get back to you once I land in some problems.

[Kopal Nihar]

So I tried running the Eplus actuator example with my own python script instead of the controller. I tried to output yShade using sys.exit(yShade) in python. But it gives me a termination error. Is it necessary to write to a file and parse it when using system command actor ? Or else, what are the other alternatives so that I can directly send the value of yshade to energyplus ?

[Banafsheh Pouyanfar]

Hey all, 

I'm trying to do the same thing, running a simulation with a python script in SystemCommand and then send the output to energyplus and then the energyplus output again to the systemcommand actor. what I'm running into now is this error in ep.err : ** Severe  ** ExternalInterface: Received "1" double values, expected "2".

Anyone could help me fix this?? 

Bani