Python Data Functions

The Spotfire Service for Python provides execution environments for running Python scripts in a Python interpreter installed on the node manager. Python data functions can have access to the operating system and can run arbitrary commands.


Component	Description
Authorization	Members of the Script Author group can save data functions to be executed for other users. The Spotfire Service for Python runs in a node manager and is called using the Spotfire Server acting as a reverse proxy. It requires an authenticated Spotfire session.
Execution context	A Python data function runs locally or remotely. Local execution takes place on the Spotfire client itself. Remote execution is when a Python data function is sent off from a Spotfire client, Spotfire Web Player service, or Spotfire Automation Services service to Spotfire Service for Python (which runs on a node manager).