2 Access Origin From Python with OriginExt

OriginExt

OriginExt is a Python package that enables you to access Origin functionality from Python. OriginExt is built on Origin’s COM/Automation interface that Python functions as the client application that connects with Origin. It allows exchange data back and forth between Python and Origin and can also send commands from Python to be executed by Origin.

To obtain OriginExt, go to this pypi.org page.

Installing OriginExt

Follow the steps below to generate and connect to an Origin instance from external Python.

1. Run Origin 2019b or later version (64bit) as Administrator once, and quit.
2. Install Python 3.7.2 (64bit).
3. Make sure to Set Environment Variables during installation. If not, you need to add Python root and Scripts subpath to the Path environment variable
4. From Windows Command Line, cmd.exe:
5. Execute the command to install the package.

   pip install OriginExt

   .
6. If Python was installed for All Users, you need to run cmd as Administrator
7. Start a Python Console.
8. Run the following test script to connect to Origin:

import OriginExt as O
app = O.Application()
app.Visible = 1

More Examples on OriginExt

Here is an example on how to create an Origin project with some data

import OriginExt as O
Oapp = O.Application()
name = Oapp.CreatePage(Oapp.OPT_WORKSHEET,"MyBook","Origin")
wbook = Oapp.Pages(name)
wks = wbook.Layers(0)
for ii in range(0,wks.Columns.Count,1):
    tmp = range(0,10)
    tmp = [x + ii for x in tmp]
    col = wks.Columns(ii)
    col.SetData(tmp)
Oapp.Save(r'c:\test\junk.opju')
Oapp.Exit()
#need to do this to make sure Origin is closed
del Oapp

For more examples on communicating with Origin from external Python, please refer to our Automation Server documentation.