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use-python-in-node

Prerequisites

  • Node.js v10 installed
  • Python v3 available in the PATH
  • Browser supporting WebSockets

About

Preview of sample app

This is a simple example of a Node.js server with following features:

  • Enabled WebSocket communication
  • HTTP endpoint which runs python script synchronously and returns its output
  • WebSocket can run python script asynchronously and send output back in chunks
  • Simple html page with 2 buttons to execute above actions and 2 panes to see preview output

Running locally

Following assumes you have python v3 installed and have it available in the PATH:

  • Checkout this repository git clone repository && cd repository_folder
  • Set Node.js version in terminal nvm use - defined in .nvmrc
  • Install dependencies npm i
  • Start server npm start or node server.js