FME now includes Python as a scripting language. This presentation shows how to add Python to FME scripts in order to perform operations that would be difficult or impossible with FME alone.

1. Improving FME Productivity
with Python
Jim O’Leary
Programmer / Analyst, City of Vancouver

2.  Data migration project at City of Vancouver
 Extract many data sources
 Transform data
 Load to new data store
 Can you say “ETL”?
 Python augmented our processes
Python -Where?

3.  Object-oriented
 Interpreted
 High level
 Lots of fun
Python -What?

4.  Perform operations in start up and shut down
scripts without access to FME transformers
 (e.g.) Database
 Oracle
 SQL Server
 MySQL
 SQLite
 ODBC
 Perform operations that would be difficult in
FME
 (e.g) Lists
Python –Why?

5.  Demos
Python –How?

6.  Oliver’s Python Corner (http://
www.fmepedia.com/index.php/Oliver's_Python_Co
)
 Understanding Programming with Python (
http://techearth.net/python/index.php5?title=Und
)
 Introduction to Python Programming (http://
netpub.cstudies.ubc.ca/oleary/python/index.php
)
Python – Where?

7. Thank You!
 Questions?
 For more information:
 Jim O’Leary
 City of Vancouver
 jim.oleary@vancouver.ca