Can I import custom python packages to spotfire?

[Li Mingchao]

I referred to this article Python Packages in TIBCO Spotfire , but I'm a little confused if there is a complete example of importing custom packages. For the already installed Spotfire service, how should we import custom Python packages step by step.s it possible to have a video demonstration？

Thanks Mingchao

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[Gaia Paolini]

I am not sure how you would get a video demonstration, probably contacting support?

This article might also help:

https://community.spotfire.com/s/article/using-python-packages-tibco-spotfire#:~:text=In%20order%20to%20import%20a,or%20Spotfire's%20inbuilt%20Python%20Tools.&text=At%20this%20location%2C%20you%20can,to%20install%20the%20nltk%20package.

There is a quick and easy shortcut to importing Python packages, that works as an ungoverned one-off to your own installation only, but you can at least try it for quick testing.

1 - to find where Spotfire Python packages are installed, from your open Spotfire dashboard, on the top menu click on Tools > Python Tools

then look at the Path to Local Python Interpreter string.

This path should be something like "C:UsersxxxTIBCOSpotfireyyyModuleszzzpythonpython.exe"

(give or take some intermediate sub-folders; here xxx yyy and zzz are just placeholders for whatever your own installation says)

2 - The first bit of this string, up to 'python' will tell you where your Spotfire installation expects Python modules.

In order to put a new Python module into it so that Spotfire sees it, you need to copy your custom Python folder into the site-packages folder:

"C:UsersxxxTIBCOSpotfireyyyModuleszzzpythonLibsite-packages"

so if your module is called e.g. 'my_python' you would copy it there, then invoke it simply as 'import my_python' from your script within Spotfire.

[Fredrik Rosell]

Adding to what Gaia wrote, there is a Dr. Spotfire video on Youtube - "Dr. Spotfire - Dive into Python Data Functions" (

) that shows the whole process.

[Li Mingchao]

Thank you very much, this is very helpful for me, I have understood the solution

[Li Mingchao]

Thank you very much, this is very helpful for me.