How to call a Python function from Node.js

Question

I have an Express Node.js application, but I also have a machine learning algorithm to use in Python. Is there a way I can call Python functions from my Node.js application

Answer 1

The python-shell module by extrabacon is a simple way to run Python scripts from Node.js with basic, but efficient inter-process communication and better error handling.

Installation: npm install python-shell.

Running a simple Python script:

var PythonShell = require('python-shell');

PythonShell.run('my_script.py', function (err) {
  if (err) throw err;
  console.log('finished');
});

Running a Python script with arguments and options:

var PythonShell = require('python-shell');

var options = {
  mode: 'text',
  pythonPath: 'path/to/python',
  pythonOptions: ['-u'],
  scriptPath: 'path/to/my/scripts',
  args: ['value1', 'value2', 'value3']
};

PythonShell.run('my_script.py', options, function (err, results) {
  if (err) 
    throw err;
  // Results is an array consisting of messages collected during execution
  console.log('results: %j', results);
});

For the full documentation and source code, check out https://github.com/extrabacon/python-shell