(v23) Install Python

Install Python

This applies to: Managed Dashboards, Managed Reports

Python is a popular programming language that can be used for advanced analytics and data modeling. Symphonyintegrates with Python at the data cube level via twotransforms, which you can use to supply data to the data cube or perform data processing/analysis on other data.

Install Python

To install Python on Windows, download and run the installer for the 64-bit version of Python.

On Linux, the standard default version of python3 provided by the yLinux distribution and version is used.

The process on Windows should be similar to the following:

Select Customize installation and clickNext on the Optional Features page. Select Install for all users on the Advanced Options page and click Install.

Install packages

Packages other than those installed automatically by Symphony must be installed by an administrator on the server that runs Symphony before they can be used in Python transforms.

For example, to install the common pandas package, which includes other packages such as NumPy:

1. Open the command prompt or terminal on the Symphony server as an administrator (e.g., right-click on Command Prompt in the start menu and choose Run as administrator).

2. You may need to navigate to the particular Scripts folder corresponding with the version of Python used by Symphony. For example:

   cd C:\Program Files\Python38\Scripts

3. Use pip to install the package. For example:

   pip install pandas

• The Python-related transforms in Symphony require a result to be returned by the Python script, which can be represented as a table. This includes results generated using the NumPy and Pandas packages for data analysis.

• You may be required to restart the server after installing Python.