Use the following constants with the PythonParameter.Category property to specify the Python compatible data type that TestStand should consider for the parameter, return value, or attribute for the Python Adapter step.

• PythonParamCategory_Boolean –(Value: 0x3) Specifies that the parameter is a boolean.
• PythonParamCategory_Dispatch –(Value: 0x8) Specifies that the parameter is an object reference variable that stores either an ActiveX object that implements IDispatch or a TestStand object. You must install pywin32 in order to pass TestStand objects or ActiveX objects between TestStand and Python.
• PythonParamCategory_Dynamic –(Value: 0x7) Specifies the type of the parameter is dynamically detected based on the input provided to the parameter.
• PythonParamCategory_Enum –(Value: 0x9) Specifies that the parameter is an enum.
• PythonParamCategory_List –(Value: 0x5) Specifies that the TestStand array passes to the Python module as a list.
• PythonParamCategory_None –(Value: 0x0) Specifies that the parameter is a None parameter, meaning it has no value. This category applies only to return value.
• PythonParamCategory_Numeric –(Value: 0x1) Specifies that the parameter is a number.
• PythonParamCategory_NumPyArray –(Value: 0x10) Specifies that the TestStand array passes to the Python module as a NumPy array.
• PythonParamCategory_Object –(Value: 0x6) Specifies that the parameter is a PyObject.
• PythonParamCategory_String –(Value: 0x2) Specifies that the parameter is a string.
• PythonParamCategory_Tuple –(Value: 0x4) Specifies that the parameter is a tuple.

See Also

PythonParameter.Category