* Pass an argument from SPSS to Python. **************** One method: using label of a variable ********************. * To pass an argument to Python, define variable PythonArg and GET FILE='c:\program files\spss\employee data.sav'. NUMERIC PythonArg. VARIABLE LABEL PythonArg "127; var1". BEGIN PROGRAM python. import spss lastVar = spss.GetVariableCount() - 1 if spss.GetVariableName(lastVar) == "PythonArg": argument = "\n***Python received the following argument: " + spss.GetVariableLabel(lastVar) else: argument = "\n***No arguments passed to Python" print argument END PROGRAM. EXECUTE. DELETE VAR PythonArg. **************** Alternative method: using a text file ********************. * Note: This method is MORE promissing. GET FILE='c:\program files\spss\employee data.sav'. HOST COMMAND=['ECHO 127; var1 > c:\temp\PythonArg.txt']. BEGIN PROGRAM python. import spss, win32api try: f = open(r'c:\temp\PythonArg.txt') arguments = f.readline() f.close() win32api.DeleteFile(r'c:\temp\PythonArg.txt') print "\n *** Python received the following arguments: " + arguments except: print "\n***No arguments passed to Python" print argument END PROGRAM. EXECUTE.