Run abaqus script from Python interpreter 2

[yaston4]

Hi all,

At the moment I am running my Abaqus scripts through CAE using file -> run script -> scriptname.py

Is any code I can use in my python script to run it outside of CAE straight from the python interpreter?

Thanks.

 

[burningDiesel]

sure, just use the noGUI option for abaqus, and run it i.e. from bash.
I usually use 'subprocess' module in python:

import subprocess

process = subprocess.call('abaqus cae noGUI=yourscript.py',shell=True)

 

[IceBreakerSours]

Besides what sdebock said, you'll have to get rid of lines/commands that invoke CAE.

http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=376

http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=1083

 

[yaston4]

Sorry I am still getting to grips with Python with Abaqus. Looking at the manual it seems that I can run "abaqus cae noGUI" from the CMD window.

What I currently do is write my python code in an IDE. When I write normal python code I can run it straight from the IDE at a click of button. I am wondering if there is anyway I can do this for Abaqus-python scripts.

Thanks for your help, and patience

 

[IceBreakerSours]

I am not sure if I understand. Instead of running the script from the command prompt, you'd like to run it from the IDE, is that it? Why?

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[yaston4]

IceBreakerSours, yes thats right, there is a few reasons I would like to do this.

1) I have had issues with opening text files and writing to text files (even though I use close file commmands. There I have had to use a sys.exit() command at the end of script to make sure all the files close. Python experts tell me that this is a problem with the way that Windows handles files opened from python. Anyways, what this means for me is that when I run a script from Abaqus CAE or the command line in Abaqus, then abaqus shuts down once the script has finished. Therefore everytime I want to re run the script I have to reopen abaqus, find the script in the file directory, etc etc.

2) Speed and convenience, I like using an IDE and running python code directly from it, I find it helps save time when I am developing and debugging.

I hope that makes sense, I look forward to further discussion.

Thanks.

 

[IceBreakerSours]

You may be able to bypass this issue by running the python script from MATLAB and let MATLAB functions take care of file I/O.

http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=376

http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=1083