The gclib Python wrapper assumes the default gclib installation location.

Install Python

See https://www.python.org/ if Python is not already installed on the system. The gclib Python wrapper supports Python versions 2 and 3.
On Windows, choose to add Python to the environment variable during installation. This allows Python to be invoked from the command line.

Install the gclib Python module

Windows

Type the following commands into a command prompt.

>cd %temp%
>mkdir py
>cd py
>copy "c:\Program Files (x86)\Galil\gclib\source\wrappers\python\*" .
c:\Program Files (x86)\Galil\gclib\source\wrappers\python\gclib.py
c:\Program Files (x86)\Galil\gclib\source\wrappers\python\setup.py
    2 file(s) copied.
>copy "c:\Program Files (x86)\Galil\gclib\examples\python\*" .
c:\Program Files (x86)\Galil\gclib\examples\python\example.py
    1 file(s) copied.
>python setup.py install
running install
running build
running build_py
creating build
creating build\lib
copying gclib.py -> build\lib
running install_lib
running install_egg_info
Removing C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\Lib\site-packages\gclib-1.0-py3.7.egg-info
Writing C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\Lib\site-packages\gclib-1.0-py3.7.egg-info

The gclib Python wrapper is now installed. Go to the next section, Using gclib from the Python Interpreter.

Linux

Type the following commands into a terminal prompt.

$ mkdir py
$ cd py
$ cp /usr/share/gclib/src/wrappers/python/* .
$ cp /usr/share/gclib/doc/examples/python/* .
$ sudo python setup.py install
[sudo] password for user:
running install
running build
running build_py
creating build
creating build/lib
copying gclib.py -> build/lib
running install_lib
copying build/lib/gclib.py -> /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages
byte-compiling /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gclib.py to gclib.pyc
running install_egg_info
Writing /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gclib-1.0-py2.7.egg-info

The gclib Python wrapper is now installed. Go to the next section, Using gclib from the Python Interpreter.

OS X

Be sure that the Create Environment Variable step has been followed in the OS X installation instructions.
Type the following commands into a Terminal prompt.

$ mkdir ~/python_temp
$ cd ~/python_temp/
$ tar -xvf /Applications/gclib/source/gclib_python.tar.gz
x gclib.py
x setup.py
$ tar -xvf /Applications/gclib/examples/gclib_python_examples.tar.gz
x example.py
$ sudo python setup.py install
running install
running build
running build_py
creating build
creating build/lib
copying gclib.py -> build/lib
running install_lib
copying build/lib/gclib.py -> /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages
byte-compiling /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/gclib.py to gclib.pyc
running install_egg_info
Writing /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/gclib-1.0-py2.7.egg-info

The gclib Python wrapper is now installed. Go to the next section, Using gclib from the Python Interpreter.

Using gclib from the Python Interpreter

Invoke the Python Interpreter.
Type the following into the Python prompt.

>>> import gclib
>>> g = gclib.py()
>>> g.GOpen('192.168.0.42')
>>> print(g.GInfo())
192.168.0.42, DMC4080 Rev 1.2c, 783

Running Python scripts

Navigate the terminal to the location from Install the gclib Python module where example.py was copied.
Open example.py in a text editor.
Set the address in the g.GOpen() call to match an avaiable connection.
Execute the following command at the Terminal.

$ python example.py
gclib version: py.127.110.250
192.168.0.42, DMC4080 Rev 1.2c, 783

Experiment with the example by uncommenting sections, between the triple quotes, '''.

$ python example.py
gclib version: py.127.110.250
192.168.0.42, DMC4080 Rev 1.2c, 783
GProgramDownload() correctly errored. Can't fit with level 3 compression
Uploaded program:
#A;i=0;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1
i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;i=i+1;EN
Downloaded program verified
Array element verified
 187942.0000

Starting move...
done.

Getting help

>>> help(g.GOpen)
Help on method GOpen in module gclib:

GOpen(address) method of gclib.py instance
    Opens a connection a galil controller.
    See the gclib docs for address string formatting.

>>> help(g.GCommand)
Help on method GCommand in module gclib:

GCommand(command) method of gclib.py instance
    Performs a command-and-response transaction on the connection.
    Trims the response.

>>> 'for a full listing, try help(g)'