Re: Calling/using a Python function or Class from Q - KX Learning Hub

rocuinneagain

Member
July 12, 2023 at 12:00 am
pykx.q provides this functionality. Most EmbedPy code can be migrated by replacing .p with .pykx

https://code.kx.com/pykx/1.6/api/pykx_under_q.html

The needed file is included when you pip install pykx

To make it available to your q processes run the commend to copy the needed files:
```
python -c "import pykx as kx; kx.install_into_QHOME()"
```
Then you can use as you describe:
```
l pykx.q 
np:.pykx.import`numpy 
np[`:arange][10]` 
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
```
There are still some improvements needed to reach parity/maturity which will be coming in the next few releases of PyKX.

License flags are needed to use this feature but they are now provided to all downloads.

You can check your license in q
```
q)`insights.lib.embedq`insights.lib.pykx in: `$" " vs .z.l 4 
11b
```
If you do not have the flags you just need to re download and a new license with the flags will be included.

~~https://kx.com/kdb-personal-edition-download/~~

https://kx.com/kdb-insights-personal-edition-license-download/