Python Functions and Classes

The Python Integration Package for IBM® SPSS® Statistics contains functions and classes that facilitate the process of using Python programming features with IBM SPSS Statistics, including those that:

Build and run command syntax

• spss.Submit

Get information about data files in the current IBM SPSS Statistics session

• spss.GetCaseCount
• spss.GetDataFileAttributes
• spss.GetFileHandles
• spss.GetMultiResponseSet
• spss.GetSplitVariableNames
• spss.GetVarAttributes
• spss.GetVariableCount
• spss.GetVariableFormat
• spss.GetVariableLabel
• spss.GetVariableMeasurementLevel
• spss.GetVariableName
• spss.GetVariableType
• spss.GetVarMissingValues
• spss.GetWeightVar

Get data, add new variables, and append cases to the active dataset

• spss.Cursor

Access and manage multiple datasets

• spss.ActiveDataset
• spss.Dataset
• spss.GetDatasets
• spss.GetFileHandles
• spss.IsActive
• spss.SetActive

Get output results

• spss.EvaluateXPath
• spss.GetXmlUtf16

Create custom pivot tables and text blocks

• spss.BasePivotTable
• spss.TextBlock

Create macro variables

• spss.SetMacroValue

Get error information

• spss.GetLastErrorLevel
• spss.GetLastErrorMessage

Manage multiple versions of the IBM SPSS Statistics - Integration Plug-in for Python

• spss.GetDefaultPlugInVersion
• spss.SetDefaultPlugInVersion
• spss.ShowInstalledPlugInVersions

Locale and Output Language Settings

• spss.GetSPSSLocale
• spss.SetOutputLanguage

Brief descriptions of each function are available using the Python help function, as in:

BEGIN PROGRAM.
import spss
help(spss.Submit)
END PROGRAM.