Does OpenRefine support Python3?

I have my own Python library that I would like to use in OpenRefine as described here

However, it seems that all the Python code in OpenRefine goes through Jython which supports only Python 2

Is there a way to run Python3 code in OpenRefine?

cheers

Short answer: NO. Openrefine uses Jython, which is currently based on python 2.7 and there is no immediate or short term plans to move to 3.X versions.

BUT.

There is a trick to do this, as soon as you have python3 installed on your machine. Python2 allows the execution of a command-line script/tool, and collecting the result.

This simple python2 script will do that :

# This jython2.7 script has to be executed as jython, not GREL
# It allows you to execute a command (CLI) in the terminal and retrieve the result.

# import basic librairies
import time
import commands
import random
# get status and output of the command
status, output = commands.getstatusoutput(value)
# add a random between 2 and 5s pause to avoid ddos on servers... Be kind to APIs!
time.sleep(random.randint(2, 5))
# returns the result of the command
return output.decode("utf-8")

I use it to execute local python3 scripts,but also dig, curls, etc...

Use case : Suppose I have a bunch of internet domains in column A. I wan to perform a dig SOA command on these domains.

• I create a column B, based on A: "dig SOA "+value, which will provide the exact command I want to execute.
• I create a column C, based on B, with the above jython script.
• I then parse the result.

This script is pure python2, doesn't rely on extra libs and should be working forever.

Disclaimer: execution of local code by a third-party app should be done cautiously.