Run python script from an AppleScript App

Question

I'm wondering if it's possible to run the script below from or inside an AppleScript App.

The idea behind all this, is that people would not need to run and deal with the code, say they won't need to run it from SublimeText or so, instead just click an app and let the script run and to the job. If that make sens to you ?

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import requests
import csv

class_1 = {"class": "productsPicture"}
class_2 = {"class": "product_content"}
class_3 = {"class": "id-fix"}

# map a column number to the required find parameters
class_to_find = {
0 : class_3,    # Not defined in question
1 : class_1,    
2 : class_1,
3 : class_3,    # Not defined in question
4 : class_2, 
5 : class_2}

with open('urls.csv', 'r') as csvFile, open('results.csv', 'w', newline='') as results:
reader = csv.reader(csvFile)
writer = csv.writer(results)

for row in reader:
    # get the url

    output_row = []

    for index, url in enumerate(row):
        url = url.strip()

        # Skip any empty URLs
        if len(url):
            #print('col: {}\nurl: {}\nclass: {}\n\n'.format(index, url, class_to_find[index]))

            # fetch content from server

            try:
                html = requests.get(url).content
            except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
                output_row.extend([url, '', 'bad url'])
                continue
            except requests.exceptions.MissingSchema as e:
                output_row.extend([url, '', 'missing http...'])
                continue

            # soup fetched content
            soup = BeautifulSoup(html, 'html.parser')


            divTag = soup.find("div", class_to_find[index])

            if divTag:
                # Return all 'a' tags that contain an href
                for a in divTag.find_all("a", href=True):
                    url_sub = a['href']

                    # Test that link is valid
                    try:
                        r = requests.get(url_sub)
                        output_row.extend([url, url_sub, 'ok'])
                    except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
                        output_row.extend([url, url_sub, 'bad link'])
            else:
                output_row.extend([url, '', 'no results'])      

    writer.writerow(output_row)

Answer 1

1. Open AppleScript Editor on macOS.

2. In a new window add the following two lines of code:

   set desktop_folder to "$HOME/Desktop"
   do shell script "python " & desktop_folder & "/Pricematch/foo.py"
   

   Note: This assumes the foo.py file is saved to a folder named Pricemacth which exists in the users Desktop folder. You'll need to replace the foo.py part with the actual real filename.

   Because the desktop_folder variable is set to "$HOME/Desktop" you should be able to roll this out to multiple users without any issues. You just need to make sure the folder named Pricematch is located in their Desktop folder and it contains the .py file to be run. The $HOME part will automatically assume the User folder, so you won't need to specify different usernames for each user.

   If you decide to change the location of .py you'll need to update the path in the AppleScript accordingly.

3. To save the AppleScript:

   • select File > Save As from the menu bar.
   • Choose File Format > Application
   • Enter a filename. E.g. run-python-script.app
   • Click Save button. (it can be saved in any folder location)

4. Double click run-python-script.app in the Finder to run it.

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EDIT

In response to the comment:

is it possible to somehow get a notification when python script finished he's job.

Here's a couple of suggestions - it assumes the python script returns a zero/success exit status. You could try changing line two in the AppleScript to:

1. For displaying a dialog message:

   do shell script "python " & desktop_folder & "/Pricematch/foo.py && osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to activate' -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to display dialog \"Finished Python Script\"'"
   

2. Or, for speaking something:

   do shell script "python " & desktop_folder & "/Pricematch/foo.py && osascript -e 'set Volume 4' -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to say \"Finished!\"' -e 'set Volume 0'"