Install the Shogun Post Python module

To use Python and the Shogun Post Python modules, you must first install them.

Both Python 2 and Python 3 are supported. Vicon recommends that you use the latest full release of Python 3, unless your project requires you to use a specific version of Python.

Install Python

To install Python 2 or 3:

1. Go to https://www.python.org/downloads/
2. Locate the required version and install Python, ensuring that Add Python #.# to PATH is selected:

   

To use a Python interpreter with Shogun Post, you must specify it in the Shogun Post Preferences dialog box, at the bottom of the Directories tab.

Install the Shogun Post Python modules

If you set the interpreter, you must also install the Shogun Post Python modules, using the installation utility provided in the following locations:

• For 64-bit installations of the Python interpreter:

  C:\Program Files\Vicon\ShogunPost#.#\SDK\Win64\install_vicon_shogun_post_sdk.bat

  

• For 32-bit installations of the Python interpreter:

  C:\Program Files\Vicon\ShogunPost#.#\SDK\Win32\install_vicon_shogun_post_sdk.bat

These scripts install the modules using the default pip tool.

Shogun Post Python modules installed

Shogun Post installs two Python modules:

• ShogunPostSDK. This folder contains the main Shogun PostSDK, and is the module that is most commonly used.
• ViconShogunPost. This module contains the Shogun Post implementation of a common Python SDK, shared by several Vicon products.

Check that the Python modules installed correctly

To test that the Shogun Post Python modules installed correctly, run Python and try the following import statement:

• import ViconShogunPost

• import ViconShogunPostSDK

  

  If this imports without any errors then the installation has been successful.