Compatibility

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Compatibility#

xara is largely compatible with both OpenSeesPy and the classic OpenSees Tcl interpreter.

Python#

The xara package provides the opensees.openseespy module which is designed to be a drop-in replacement for the OpenSeesPy package. In order to execute an OpenSeesPy script with xara, just change the import from

import openseespy.opensees # OpenSeesPy import

to:

import opensees.openseespy # Backwards-compatible xara import

Tcl#

To execute a classic OpenSees Tcl file using xara, run the following command from a terminal:

python -m opensees <file>

where <file> is a path to a Tcl file on your computer. To start an interactive Tcl interpreter using xara, run the following command from a terminal:

python -m opensees

Details#

While xara aims to be compatible with OpenSeesPy and OpenSees Tcl, there are some differences and limitations. The following pages describe this in detail:

  • Deprecations Features of OpenSeesPy that are discouraged in xara, but still supported for backwards compatibility.

  • Dropped Capabilities Features of OpenSeesPy that were removed in xara.

  • Suspended Capabilities Features of OpenSeesPy that are temporarily disabled in xara, but will be added in the future.

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