README.md

OMPython

OMPython is a Python interface that uses CORBA (omniORB) or ZeroMQ to communicate with OpenModelica.

Dependencies

Using omniORB (Python 2 only)

• Python 2.7 is required (omniORB restriction). Download Python from http://www.python.org/download/
• omniORB is required
  • Windows: included in the installer of OpenModelica
  • Linux: Install omniORB including Python 2 support (the omniidl command needs to be on the PATH)
    On Ubuntu, this is done by running sudo apt-get install omniorb python-omniorb omniidl omniidl-python
• Installation using pip is recommended.

Using ZeroMQ (Python 2 and 3 supported)

• Python 2.7 or 3.x.x is required. Download Python from http://www.python.org/download/
• PyZMQ is required.
• Installation using pip is recommended.

Installation

Linux

$ python -m pip install https://github.com/OpenModelica/OMPython/archive/master.zip

Windows

• Add python to your PATH.
• Start command prompt/terminal and execute commands,

> cd %OPENMODELICAHOME%\share\omc\scripts\PythonInterface
> python -m pip install .

• This will add OMPython to the Python 3rd party libraries.

Usage

import OMPython
help(OMPython)

Bug Reports

• See OMPython bugs on the OpenModelica trac or submit a new ticket.
• Pull requests are welcome.

Contact

Adeel Asghar, [email protected]
Arunkumar Palanisamy, [email protected]