To import an external Python package in Lexocad open the menu: Extra -> Python and click on ‘Install additional Python Modules’. Every time the dialog box opens, some preliminary steps are taken to make sure that all tools for downloading the packages are present. The very first time the whole procedure may take a […]

Sometimes it makes sense to make use of Python packages that are not part of the Lexocad Python distribution. To make sure the user installs the required packages OpenLexocad provides a helper funktion: installPythonPackage(<aPackageName>) This function will install the package using Python’s pip module. It is also possible to specify a specific version: SomePackage==1.0.4 # […]

With the upcoming release of Lexocad 25.0 we will finally say goodbye to Python 2.7 and migrate to Python 3.6. With this move it should be much easier to integrate the libraries you need into our Python installation. For example the use of NumPy SciPy Pandas MatPlotLib should smoothly integrate into our Python environment. It […]