call python from php [duplicate]

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Call Python From PHP And Get Return Code

probably a very stupid question I have a python module lets say hi.py which have the following

print "hi"

now I want to execute this file from php

<?php
#code here
?>

So how do I call that python file from php. Thanks

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Answer 1

Use the exec function to invoke Python.

Example:

$output = array();
exec("python hi.py", $output);
var_dump( $output);

There are other commands for executing commands on the machine PHP is running on, see the docs.

• frazman: when id do the above.. There is no output in the browser.. How do I get that "hi" output on the browser
• Jan Vorcak: use exec("command", $output_array); it's in a docs
• nickb: @Fraz - I've updated my answer to show you how to capture the output. As Jan Vorcak pointed out, it is in the PHP manual.

Answer 2

you can call php exec function and call

python -c "print 'hi'"

or if you have larger module you can use

-m mod : run library module as a script (terminates option list)

so in the end I'd use

exec("python -m hi");

1. and don't forget to configure PYTHON_PATH on your server if needed
2. be careful doing this kind of stuff