Preferred method of "deploying" python scripts to LibreOffice during macro development?

Question

When developing macros in python for LibreOffice / OpenOffice on Linux at least, I've read that you have to place your py scripts in a particular directory.

Is there a preferred method among Python LibreOffice/OOo developers for deploying these scripts, or is there another way to specify within LibreOffice/OOo to specify where you want these scripts to be?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 24 '12 at 18:51

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Maybe a nice way to go is to get familiarized with Python setup tools itself (http://packages.python.org/an_example_pypi_project/setuptools.html), and write a proper setup.py script which would place all needed files in the appropriate dirs.

Your macros could them even be installable with the "easy_install" Python framework

answered May 24 '12 at 18:51

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Is setup.py similar to make or ant or maven or rake any other number of build tools? – leeand00 May 24 '12 at 19:08
Here's an answer to the question of what setup.py is: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1471994/what-is-setup-py – leeand00 May 25 '12 at 14:21

Jannie Theunissen · Answer 2 · 2017-02-08T10:10:45.053

To avoid the need to reload a changed macro (even when it is deployed to the correct folder), you can have LibreOffice listen on a socket during development:

import uno

def getModel():
    # get the uno component context from the PyUNO runtime
    localContext = uno.getComponentContext()

    # create the UnoUrlResolver
    resolver = localContext.ServiceManager.createInstanceWithContext(
    "com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver", localContext)

    # connect to the running office
    context = resolver.resolve("uno:socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext")
    manager = context.ServiceManager

    # get the central desktop object
    desktop = manager.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.frame.Desktop", context)

    # access the current writer document
    return desktop.getCurrentComponent()

I explain how to replace this development prop when you are ready to deploy in this article

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Preferred method of "deploying" python scripts to LibreOffice during macro development?

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