It's possible: mmApi via Python 3.x

[Anonymous]

News for mmApi users:

mmApi Python interface was built meant to be used on Python 2.7. Python2 development and support will end soon...

Now I managed to setup an interface based on current SWIG 4.0 and PCRE 8.43 supporting current Python 3.7.4 on my macOS system (Not sure if that upgrade to SWIG 4.0 and PCRE 8.43 is needed at all but I tried latest/most common versions)

Until now things seem to work fine simply converting 2.7 codes via 2to3-auto conversion (also there might be some still unknown glitches) .

Python 3 support allows to use up to date third party libraries and/or to link MM to other applications using Python 3 scripting (e.g. Fusion 360).

Anyone (maybe a better coder) willing to join the porting party?

Here's a shot running examples/demo_06 via Python Shell 3.7.4:

[rafaluis]

Muito bom !!!

[The3rdIcon]

I know @Anonymous  your primarily a mac user but I wanted to know if you've heard anyone begin able to do this on Windows. I currently have mmapi working with python 2.716 on Windows 10 and don't want to mess it up. 

[Anonymous]

Not that sure about a concrete WIN 10 mmApi build... But I think to remember a post here where Python3 was used... though I can't find it...

Did you saw my post at mmApi where I documented what I did to build it at macOS? Basically it should work to modify the .bat files in a similar manner.

[hfcandrew]

Ya that was probably me somewhere:

Win10 Python2

Win10 Python3

Use at own risk, I don't really know what I'm doing and got it working for some stuff by nothing more than chance. haha!

[markarenillo023]

Is there some malware embedded in this? I just downloaded mmapi for python 3 yet the _mmapi.pyd keeps disappearing. This seems suspicious.

[hfcandrew]

No malware, I promise. Just unverified scripts get dinged by google drive and windows sometimes.

[markarenillo023]

Unfortunately, it wasn't dinged. It always disappears without prior notice. :<

[hfcandrew]

Right click on it and DL it separately.

[markarenillo023]

I just uninstalled my antivirus and now it works. Thanks for your response!