Dmitriy, This is easily solved:
PyMOL expects be imported at the global level as __main__.pymol, but you can spoof it by adding "__main__.pymol = pymol" as follows: def funct(): import __main__ __main__.pymol_argv = [ 'pymol', '-qx' ] import pymol __main__.pymol = pymol pymol.finish_launching() print "finished" if __name__ == '__main__': funct() Cheers, Warren -- Warren L. DeLano, Ph.D. Principal Scientist . DeLano Scientific LLC . 400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 213 . South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA . Biz:(650)-872-0942 Tech:(650)-872-0834 . Fax:(650)-872-0273 Cell:(650)-346-1154 . mailto:war...@delsci.com > -----Original Message----- > From: pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net > [mailto:pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of > Dmitriy Igor Bryndin > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 7:58 AM > To: pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [PyMOL] launching PyMol from a python function > > I'm trying to start PyMol from another python program. > After the 0_99beta17 it is possible to start it from the > __main__ part of a code. But when I start PyMol from a > function 'pymol.finish_launching()' goes in an endless loop. > > Here goes an example: > --------------------------------------------------------------- > def funct(): > import __main__ > __main__.pymol_argv = [ 'pymol', '-qx' ] > import pymol > pymol.finish_launching() > print "finished" > > if __name__ == '__main__': > funct() > --------------------------------------------------------------- > In this case PyMol window starts, but program never reaches > 'print "finished"'. > > The same time > --------------------------------------------------------------- > if __name__ == '__main__': > import __main__ > __main__.pymol_argv = [ 'pymol', '-qx' ] > import pymol > pymol.finish_launching() > print "finished" > --------------------------------------------------------------- > works fineand prints "finshed" > > after getting into PyMol's finish_launching() (inside > __init__.py) while not hasattr(__main__,'pymol'): > e.wait(0.01) > Goes in an endless loop. > I've tried print dir(__main__) just before this loop. > When PyMol is > launched not from a function, __main__ indeed have attributes > '__main__' and 'pymol'. Launched from a function, there are > no '__main__' or 'pymol', but 'funct'. > > I'll really appreciate any help or hints how make it possible > to launch PyMol from a function or from a method of some class. > > Dmitriy > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. > Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course > Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through > End of 2005 Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification > for more information _______________________________________________ > PyMOL-users mailing list > PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users > > > >
