python library files at runtime

[mhelmrei]

hi. thanks a lot for sharing this library!

in which folder should i put the library in the build version in order for the executable to
find it? the library is functional in the unity player mode but doenst find the python library
in the executable.

i referenced the python libraries as followed in the C# script.

    var paths = engine.GetSearchPaths();
    paths.Add(Application.dataPath + "/Resources/compas/core/src");
    paths.Add(Application.dataPath + "/Resources/compas/packages/compas_timber/src");
    paths.Add(Application.dataPath + "/Resources/RH_Lib");
    paths.Add(Application.dataPath + "/Resources/RH6_lib");
    engine.SetSearchPaths(paths);

The folder structure of the build is as follow:

Managed [FileFolder]
MonoBleeding
Plugins
Resources
app.info
boot.config
globalgamemanagers
globalgamemanagers.assets
level0
level0.resS
resources.assets
resources.assets.resS
sharedassets0.assets
sharedassets0.assets.resS

Thanks. Matthias

[exodrifter]

If you don't want to change your code at all, you need to copy the Resources folder to where the data path is at runtime. You can read more about that here.

I would like to point out that any folder named Resources will be copied to your executable when you build. This means if you follow my advice, the Python libraries will now be in your executable twice. I recommend reading more about the Resources folder and how it should be used here.

There are also a few other ways you can solve your problem. For example, if you wish to avoid having to manually copy the data, you can use the StreamingAssets folder. Everything inside this special folder will be copied over to your build.

As always, if you are going to include the Python library in your the build, you have to be very careful about security. The library has no protection and anyone could modify any of the library scripts to do whatever they want. This is the main reason for why the included python library in unity-python doesn't work in builds right out of the box.

[exodrifter]

Closing due to inactivity.