Re: [PyMOL] custom pymol scripts

Jack,

* Jack Howarth <ho...@br...> [2003-11-11 11:17] wrote:
>       What exactly is the recommended approach for installing
> and maintaining custom pymol python scripts? While I have seen
> messages describing custom pymol scripts, their installation isn't
> described. Should I put them in the python directory tree or in
> the pymol directory tree with the rest of pymol's own python scripts?
> Or is there a way to have a system wide or local user directory
> that python will check for scripts?                

For myself, I keep the scripts in a directory (~/prog/python) that is
included in my PYTHONPATH environment variable.  The script that starts
pymol then appends to this path what it needs for itself.  I then also
automatically load the scripts via my .pymolrc file:

run /home/rlc/prog/python/load_models.py
run /home/rlc/prog/python/load_sep.py
run /home/rlc/prog/python/color_b.py
run /home/rlc/prog/python/stride_ss.py
run /home/rlc/prog/python/color_by_restype.py
run /home/rlc/prog/python/color_by_attype.py
run /home/rlc/prog/python/draw_cell.py
run /home/rlc/prog/python/draw_symops_cctbx.py
run /home/rlc/prog/python/data2bfactor.py

There is probably a better way, especially for a system-wide approach.

>       I am looking for an approach that will not require me
> to reinstall all of my custom pymol python scripts everytime
> I upgrade python and/or pymol. Thanks in advance for any
> hints.

Cheers,
Rob
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