Install the Shogun Live Python module

To use Python and the Shogun Live Python module, 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:

   

Install the Python module

To install the Python module:

1. Locatethe installation files, which, if you installed Shogun Live in the default location, are found in this folder:

   C:\Program Files\Vicon\ShogunLive#.#\SDK\Python

   These files are displayed:

   

2. You can install the Shogun Live Python module in either of the following ways, depending on your particular installation:

   • The simplest way is to run the batch file (install_shogun_live_api.bat) that is included in the Shogun Live installation (as shown in the above image). This usually works well if:

     • Python was installed to the PATH variable; or

     • Multiple versions of Python are installed, but you want to install the API to the latest version that you installed; or

     • Only a single version of Python is installed.

     If any of these conditions apply, install the Python module by running the batch file.

   • In all other cases, install the Python module by using pip. This usually applies if:

     • Multiple versions of Python are installed, but you want to install to a specific version; or

     • Multiple different versions of Python are installed and you want to install to all of them (in this case, you must install the module for each version); or

     • Only a single version of Python is installed, but you didn't install to PATH.

     If any of these conditions apply, install the Python module by running pip.

Install the Python module by running the batch file

To do this, in a cmd window, run the batch file, install_shogun_live_api.bat.

Install the Python module by running pip

1. Navigate to the Scripts folder for the Python that you want to use.
   • The default installation folder for Python 3 is: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python<version>\Scripts
   • The default installation folder for Python 2.7 is: C:\Python27\Scripts
2. Open a command window or powershell in that folder.
3. Run the following command to install the Vicon Core API:
   .\pip.exe install "C:\Program Files\Vicon\ShogunLive1.7\SDK\ShogunLiveAPI\vicon_core_api"

   

4. Run the following command to install the Shogun Live API:
   .\pip.exe install "C:\Program Files\Vicon\ShogunLive1.7\SDK\ShogunLiveAPI\shogun_live_api"

   

Check that the Python module installed correctly

To test that the Shogun Live Python module installed correctly, run Python and try the following import statements:

• import vicon_core_api
• import shogun_live_api

  

If these import without any errors then the installation has been successful.