Launch python script with abaqus commands

Question

I have a command file (.cmd) which I use to launch Abaqus command line windows. Then, I use the command 'abaqus python create_part.py' to launch python command inside Abaqus.

Now, I would like to use a python script to do that. I've tried the script below, but it is not able to locate the file. Where should the test.py file be located? And is it possible to call test.py from a certain location? My code looks like this:

import subprocess as sp 
abaqus_path = "C:\SIMULIA\Commands\abaqus.cmd" sp.call([abaqus_path, 'abaqus', 'python', 'create_part.py'])

If I type abaqus python create_part.py in Abaqus Command, it has no problems finding the file.

Answer 1

If you had installed ABAQUS properly, "C:\SIMULIA\Commands\" should have been already included in the environmental variable "path", and you should be able to run abaqus.bat (my example) or abaqus.cmd command from every location. However, you might have the problem with an insufficient path specification for the *.py file.

Solution 1: If you are in the ABAQUS/CAE where you have set the Working directory to the directory where create_part.py file is located and you are running your script from the Kernel Command Line Interface, your code should look like:

import subprocess as sp
sp.call(['abaqus.bat', 'python', 'create_part.py'])

Solution 2: If you are in the ABAQUS/CAE where you have NOT set the Working directory to the directory where create_part.py file is located and you are running your script from the Kernel Command Line Interface, your code should look like:

import subprocess as sp 
pythonFilePath = "C:\\Temp\\DirectoryWithThePythonScript\\"
sp.call(['abaqus.bat', 'python', pythonFilePath + 'create_part.py'])

Note that the Solution 2 is more general.