<![CDATA[How to use external libraries inside of a plugin]]>Hello!

I've been writing a plugin that takes some information in the form of API requests (with the third party library "Requests") but I was doing my testing inside of the Python Script Manager. It works fine this way - but when I try and do the same inside a CommandData plugin it says it can't find the "Requests" library when C4D gets loaded.

I've tried looking for this topic but I can't seem to find an anwser to it - apologies if this is a stupid question or if I just didn't look in the right place for it, as it seems something pretty basic but I can't get it to work 😄

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks

]]>http://developers.maxon.net/forum/topic/14884/how-to-use-external-libraries-inside-of-a-pluginRSS for NodeTue, 15 Sep 2026 08:48:36 GMTTue, 18 Jul 2023 15:41:08 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How to use external libraries inside of a plugin on Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:46:44 GMT]]>Thankyou! Noted!

]]>http://developers.maxon.net/forum/post/72070http://developers.maxon.net/forum/post/72070Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:46:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to use external libraries inside of a plugin on Wed, 19 Jul 2023 07:29:45 GMT]]>Hello @GillesKontrol,

thank you for reaching out to us. I am glad that you found your solution. When you are seeking an overview of the subject for future reference, I would recommend the Python Libraries manual in our documentation. It lines out the many ways in which dependencies can be exposed for a script or plugin.

Cheers,
Ferdinand

]]>http://developers.maxon.net/forum/post/72068http://developers.maxon.net/forum/post/72068Wed, 19 Jul 2023 07:29:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to use external libraries inside of a plugin on Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:27:19 GMT]]>Nevermind, i'm an idiot. All I had to do was place the lib in a folder in the plugin. Solved! 😄

]]>http://developers.maxon.net/forum/post/72066http://developers.maxon.net/forum/post/72066Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:27:19 GMT