[open] Pyzmq and portable python
I have been working on an experiment to communicate between two computers. I have coded it in pyzmq. I need a way to utilize pyzmq in openSesame. From what I have seen it can be run in the python portable package. I need slightly more specifics on this. Also, the portable documentation page (http://osdoc.cogsci.nl/getting-started/running-with-python-portable/) is broken.
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A general note up front: pyzmq is not packaged with the standalone version of OpenSesame. I assume this is because it gives some trouble when you try to package it using py2exe (although there is a workaround, to still include it), but @sebastiaan should be able to confirm this.
The portable package is based on WinPython, which contains both a nice package manager (so you can install pyzmq if it's missing) and a full version of Spyder. Any testing you wish to do, you could do in Spyder (or IPython or a standard Python console, whichever you prefer).
In OpenSesame, using any external package is very straightforward: simply use
import pyzmq, and then proceed as normal. This can be done via the Debug Window (which acts as a console, useful for testing), or in inline_script items.Regrettably, I can't give you any specific information on pyzmq, as I have never used it before.
Thanks for the tip on the linkrot! Where did you find the reference to that url? The proper link is this one: http://osdoc.cogsci.nl/getting-opensesame/running-with-python-portable/
Good luck!