For Dynamo usage within my company, I have a custom node consisting of Python that logs user info.
I have recently deployed a couple of custom Python tools that I have embedded into my company’s deployment for PyRevit that I was hoping to also track usage of.
To do so I was hoping to be able to ‘import’ my usage tracking python script into my ‘script’ file for each PyRevit custom tool so I can avoid copying a big chunk of usage tracking code every time.
Do you know if it is possible using the following sort of method?
I tried saving the usage tracking script at the root directory of the custom button and called it ‘file.py’ as below:
I then included the line import file at the beginning of my script but it falls over as it says it cannot find the import of ‘file’.
create a lib with your custom module at the extension level in a lib folder and use the defs from your lib:
you should be able to do something like that afterwards.
Watch out! New lib methods, you might have to reload pyRevit first.
Thanks for both of your suggestions - The reason I wish to proceed with the current tracking is that it is already preformatted and linked to our own internal PowerBI dashboards.
When trying to add the ‘lib’ folder am I correct in placing it in this location?
As currently when trying to run the script (after reloading) that includes the from lib import file line I get the runtime error of “ImportError: No module named lib”
Whilst this page was useful in my understanding of the concept, it wasn’t specific about the location and application of where to place the lib directory!
Nah, i think the location can vary (button, tab folder,…) But you need to name your lib. See examples in Pyrevit tools folders and in the pychilizer extension.
