How do I import my python pip package into an extension, for example:
from __future__ import print_function
from itertools import chain
import json
import os
import vtk, qt, ctk, slicer, logging
import numpy
from slicer.ScriptedLoadableModule import *
import SimpleITK as sitk
from radiomics import getFeatureClasses
import sitkUtils
import traceback
#
# SlicerRadiomics
#
class SlicerRadiomics(ScriptedLoadableModule):
"""Uses ScriptedLoadableModule base class, available at:
Notice this extension is able to import a method from the radiomics library. How do I accomplish the same with my pip module on PyPi?
I think these two posts will help you out! Which python package on PyPI are you looking to use in your extension?
Simplest (Really only recommended for packaged on PyPI that have wheels available):
Hi Paolo,
You can use the following structure to do this right in the module. The first time the module is loaded the library will be automatically installed, and every successive time the import in the try block will succeed and the catch will not be executed.
try:
import library_name
except:
slicer.util.pip_install('library_name')
import library_name
Of course you can use other forms of the Python import lines as well, like
from library_name import module_name
More involved, but gets the external python package at time of building the extension and then the files are packaged together when building the extension package file:
Thanks James, the first method worked! I am using the collageradiomics python package.
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