Adding scripts to Processing toolbox via PyQGIS

Question

Is there a way for adding new Processing scripts into Processing toolbox using PyQGIS?

In the GUI, I can click on "Add script to toolbox", but I want to add scripts using PyQGIS.

Add script by GUI

QGIS version: 3.16

• root676: Did you have a look at this answer - maybe it helps: gis.stackexchange.com/questions/282773/…

Answer 1

If you want to have the same action as Add Script to Toolbox..., execute the code below :

# import the script
from processing.script.AddScriptFromFileAction import AddScriptFromFileAction
# get the reference to the current processing toolbox
toolbox = iface.mainWindow().findChild(QgsDockWidget, "ProcessingToolbox")
# create an instance
script_add = AddScriptFromFileAction()
# add the reference to the current toolbox
script_add.toolbox = toolbox
# execute the script to open a Python script
script_add.execute()

You can look at what the AddScriptFromFileAction do in this script.

• Wenceslauw: Thank you for your solution, but i want only actualize scripts in scripts folder, because i copy script files in openProject macro function. Problem is in copying files, when files are copied after open project.
• J. Monticolo: Look at this code line : github.com/qgis/QGIS/blob/…

Answer 2

You can do that using the code snippet below (adapted from the QGIS Resource Sharing plugin):

import os.path
import shutil
import glob
from processing.script import ScriptUtils
my_scripts_dir = "/path/to/your/scripts/"
count = 0
qgis_scripts_dir = ScriptUtils.defaultScriptsFolder()
# Copy scripts from your script dir to QGIS script dir
for filename in glob.glob(os.path.join(my_scripts_dir, '*.py')):
 try:
 shutil.copy(filename, qgis_scripts_dir)
 count += 1
 except OSError as e:
 print("Couldn't install script '{}'!".format(filename))
# Finally, refresh the algorithms for the Processing script provider
if count:
 QgsApplication.processingRegistry().providerById("script").refreshAlgorithms()
 

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Note: If you are going to add your scripts while QGIS is starting, you will need to check that the script provider is already set. Something like:

if QgsApplication.processingRegistry().providerById('script'):
 ...

Answer 3

Just copy the pythonscript to the user profiles folder, e.g. under windows it would be: C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\QGIS\QGIS3\profiles\profilename\processing\scripts

as a python script it would be something like:

import shutil
shutil.copy2('/src/dir/myprocess.py', 'C:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming/QGIS/QGIS3/profiles/profilename/processing/scripts/myprocess.py')

you have to adjust username and profilename in the path. the default profilename is in QGIS: default

• Wenceslauw: Yes, is good solution, but in opened QGIS project does not work it. Script (file) is not changed after copying. Changes in script will be accepted after reopen project.
• eurojam: ok that is true...