Page History

Share Read this article when you want to get started with python scripts in SOBEK 3 or if you would like to share your user scripts via OpenEarth.

Introduction

With scripts in DeltaShell you can add customized features to SOBEK:

• Set, delete and modify time series data (e. g. boundary condition input)
• Modify model data during runtime
• Read and write input and output data

All scripts in DeltaShell are written in Python.

We distinguish two types of scripts:

• Official released scripts come with official SOBEK releases. For official scripts quality standards like backwards compatibility apply.
• User scripts don't have official status. SOBEK users share their scripts via OpenEarth in the Open Earth SVN repository.

Getting started

Checkout SOBEK scripts from OpenEarth repository and connect it to the Toolbox

Add local copy of the Open Earth SOBEK script repository to your scripting folder:

• In the Toolbox, select the folder "Scripts" and open this location with windows explorer or another file manager.
  Image Added
• Add a folder "SOBEK" and checkout the Open Earth SVN repository to this folder.

Alternative: cange the scripting folder to the local copy of the Open Earth SVN repository:

Image Added
Tutorials

• Toolbox overview
• SOBEK 3 scripting tutorial
• Scripting editor overview

Folders

• bin: for binary files. This is a default OpenEarth folder, not used.
• docs: for documentation of scripts. User manuals, memos, theses, articles and other documents can be stored here.
• Scripts: This folder contains the python source code. Assign your script to one of the following categories:
  
  • GenericScripts: Scripts for generic use that are not related to one specific plug-in.
  • ScriptsForIntegratedModels: Scripts that are related to more than one plug-in (model).
  • ScriptsForOneModel: Scripts that are related to one plug-in (model)
• tests: For benchmark tests and demonstration cases. Add simple models to test your script with to this folder.

Good practice for developing SOBEK scripts

Quality standards for python code

• Add the author's name and contact details to all files.
• Mention the revision of DeltaShell the script runs with. This can be very helpful in cases of DeltaShell API changes.
• Follow PEP 8

Working with Subversion (SVN)

• Before committing a change, first update your local working copy.
• Do one commit per change, don't put multiple changes in one commit.

Related articles