Remote Python Script

Overview

The Remote Python Script Snap is a Transform type Snap that enables you to execute a Python script on a Remote Python Executor (RPE). The RPE can be installed on the same node as the JCC or elsewhere. The location of the RPE is specified in the account. See Remote Python Executor Installation for steps on installing the RPE.

The Snap has an additional Input and Output view. You can use the second Input view to pass a script to the Snap, in which case the default script within the Snap is ignored. This is useful in case the script is stored in external locations such as GitHub or SFTP server. The second Output view shows the standard output (STDOUT) redirected from the RPE. 

Input and Output

Expected input

  • First input view: The document upon which the Python script is to be executed. 
  • Second input view: The Python script to be executed. 

Expected output:

  • First output view: The output from the Python script's execution. 
  • Second output view: The STDOUT redirected from the RPE.

Expected upstream Snaps

  • First input view: Any Snap that has a document output view. For example, CSV Generator, or a combination of File Reader and CSV Parser.
  • Second input view: You can use Snaps that read script files from the SLDB or external locations such as GitHub. For example, a combination of File Reader and Binary to Document.

Expected downstream Snaps:

  • First output view: Any Snap that accepts a document input. For example, Mapper, or a combination of JSON Formatter and File Writer.
  • Second output view: Any Snap that accepts a document input. For example, Mapper, or a combination of Document to Binary and File Writer.

Prerequisites

The RPE should be installed and running before using this Snap. See Remote Python Executor Installation for steps to install the RPE.

Configuring Accounts

This Snap uses account references created on the Accounts page of SnapLogic Manager to handle access to this endpoint. See Remote Python Executor Account for information on setting up this type of account.

Configuring Views

Input

This Snap has at most two document input views.
OutputThis Snap has at least one and at most two document output views.
ErrorThis Snap has at most one document error view.

Troubleshooting

None.

Limitations and Known Issues

None.

Modes


Snap Settings


LabelRequired. The name for the Snap. Modify this to be more specific, especially if there are more than one of the same Snap in the pipeline.
Edit Script

Required. The Python script to be executed. Click Edit Script to open the script editor. The editor contains a default Python script, edit it as required or supply another script through the second input view. 

The default script writes the input documents to the $original field in the output. 

Default value: Default Python script as shown below:

Functions in the default script

There are three main functions:

  • snaplogic_init
  • snaplogic_process
  • snaplogic_final 

The first function (snaplogic_init) is executed before consuming input data. The second function (snaplogic_process) is called on each of the incoming documents. The last function (snaplogic_final) is processed after all incoming documents have been consumed by snaplogic_process.

This Snap supports pipeline parameters. Refer to the example below to understand how to use pipeline parameters in this Snap.

Snap Execution

Select one of the following three modes in which the Snap executes:

  • Validate & Execute: Performs limited execution of the Snap, and generates a data preview during Pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during Pipeline runtime.

  • Execute only: Performs full execution of the Snap during Pipeline execution without generating preview data.

  • Disabled: Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

Default ValueExecute only
Example: Validate & Execute

Examples


Using Pipeline Parameters to Append Values

Prerequisites:

Remote Executor Account.

This example pipeline demonstrates how to use the pipeline parameters to execute the Python Script remotely to get the desired output.

Download this pipeline.

Step 1: Configure the pipeline parameters as follows:

Step 2: In the Remote Python Script Snap, update the script as follows to use or access pipeline parameters. In the below code, we have captured the parameter keys num1 and num2 values to return the appended value of parameters.

Step 3: Validate the pipeline. The script is run using the pipeline parameters on the Remote Python Executor. You can view the output of the Python script in the output preview.

Case Conversion

This example demonstrates using a Python script to convert all lower-case characters in an incoming document to upper-case characters.

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 Understanding the pipeline

The input to the Remote Pyhon Script Snap is a CSV document generated by the CSV Generator Snap. Below is a preview of the CSV Generator Snap's output:


The Remote Python Script Snap is configured with the following script:


When executed, the script converts all lower-case characters in $text to upper-case characters. This is shown in the output preview of the Remote Python Script Snap below:


Download this pipeline.

Additional Examples

The following use cases demonstrate a few real-world scenarios for using this Snap:

Downloads

Important steps to successfully reuse Pipelines

  1. Download and import the pipeline into the SnapLogic application.
  2. Configure Snap accounts as applicable.
  3. Provide pipeline parameters as applicable.

Snap Pack History

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Release Snap Pack VersionDateType  Updates
November 2024main29029 StableUpdated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.

August 2024

main27765

 

Stable

Upgraded the org.json.json library from v20090211 to v20240303, which is fully backward compatible.

May 2024main26341 StableUpdated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.
February 2024main25112 StableUpdated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.
November 2023main23721Nov 8, 2023StableUpdated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.

August 2023

main22460

Aug 16, 2023

Stable

Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.

May 2023433patches21854 Latest

Fixed an issue with the Cross Validator (Classification) Snap where the native Windows DLL caused the Snaplex to stall

May 2023433patches21644 Latest

Improved an error message in the Remote Python Script Snap to explain the reason and resolution for the case where a Python script has errors.

May 2023

main21015 

Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

February 2023main19844 StableUpgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
November 2022main18944 Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

August 2022 main17386 Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

4.29429patches16809 Latest

Removed the log4j dependency from the ML Core Snaps due to security vulnerabilities.

4.29main15993 StableUpgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.28main14627 Stable

Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.

4.27427patches13948 Latest

Fixed an issue with the following Snaps, where a deadlock occurred when data is loaded from both the input views.

4.27main12833 StableUpgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.26main11181 StableUpgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.25main9554 StableUpgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.24main8556 StableUpgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.23main7430 StableUpgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.22main6403 StableUpgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.21snapsmrc542 StableUpgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.20 Patchmlcore8770 Stable

Adds the log4j dependency to the ML Core Snaps to resolve the "Could not initialize class org.apache.log4j.LogManager" error. 

4.20snapsmrc535 StableUpgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.19snapsmrc528 StableUpgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.18snapsmrc523 StableUpgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.17 PatchALL7402 Latest

Pushed automatic rebuild of the latest version of each Snap Pack to SnapLogic UAT and Elastic servers.

4.17snapsmrc515
 
Latest
  • New Snap: Introducing the Clustering Snap that performs exploratory data analysis to find hidden patterns or groupings in data.
  • Enhanced the AutoML Snap. You can now:
    • Select algorithms to derive the top models.
    • Input the best model generated by another AutoML Snap from a previous execution.
    • View an interactive HTML report that contains statistics of up to 10 models.
  • Added the Snap Execution field to all Standard-mode Snaps. In some Snaps, this field replaces the existing Execute during preview check box.
4.16snapsmrc508
 
StableNew Snap: Introducing the AutoML Snap, which lets you automate the process of selecting machine learning algorithms and tuning hyperparameters. This Snap gives the best predictive model within the specified time limit.
4.15snapsmrc500
 
Stable
  • New Snap Pack. Perform data modeling operations such as model training, cross-validation, and model-based predictions. Additionally, you can also execute Python scripts remotely. Snaps in this Snap Pack are: 
    • Cross Validator -- Classification
    • Cross Validator -- Regression
    • Predictor -- Classification
    • Predictor -- Regression
    • Remote Python Script
    • Trainer -- Classification
    • Trainer -- Regression
  • Releases the Remote Python Executor account and the Remote Python Executor Dynamic account for the Remote Python Script Snap.