Automating with Python Integration
Python has become an extremely popular programming language over the last 10 years – largely due to its emphasis on code readability, dynamic typing, and comprehensive standard library. While Python scripts alone can be quite valuable – integrating Python into Automation Anywhere Enterprise A2019 bots allows developers to supercharge their automations.
No doubt that anyone who has been in or around software development for the last 10 years has used, or at least heard of, Python. Python is a general-purpose programming language that enables the creation of everything from small utility scripts to large scale projects and the creation of machine learning models. As of this writing, there are over 240,000+ packages available via the Python Package Index that enable developers to build advanced Python applications in less time. One of the most exciting features of Automation Anywhere Enterprise A2019 is the introduction of the Python Script package. Let’s explore the actions of this package, and learn to create a bot that integrates with Python.
To Do
Review the documentation for the Python Scripts package.
Pay special attention to the “Before you start” section of the documentation to ensure that your Python environment is set up correctly. While you can use Python 2.x or 3.x, the most important part is to be sure that the PATH environment variable is set correctly. This can be done during the Python installation, or done afterwards manually through Windows Environment Variables interface.
Take a look at the Automation Anywhere University “Did You Know” course on including inline scripts within a bot.
The course quickly covers Automation Anywhere Enterprise A2019’s capabilities to support embeded JavaScript, VBScript, and Python.
Complete the following tutorial to learn to integrate a Python Script with an A2019 bot in order to parse a JSON response from a REST web service.
In this tutorial, developers will use the REST Web Service Get action, as well as the Python Script Open, Execute Function, and Close actions.
Summary
Python is a powerful, easy to learn, and well supported programming language. The beauty of Automation Anywhere Enterprise A2019 Python integration is that the power of Python can be available directly within your bots to supercharge their capabilities. As developers begin to explore the visualizations, machine learning capabilities, and data manipulation capabilities of Python, they will surely recognize the power of this RPA + Python integration.