PythonScript: "New Script" not shown
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Hi
I’m new to PS, but find it very handy to create (and update) automations in npp :)I’m having issues creating new scripts … which was “type of working” before.
Clicking on: => Plugins => Python Script => New Script this opens the file selector in the folder .\plugins\config\PythonScript\scripts after creating some random file, it does neither show up under => Plugins => Python Script => Scripts nor => Plugins => Python Script => Configuration ... ... even after restarting nppSeems to me this is what is recommended in “FAQ: How to install and run a script in PythonScript” …
… or do I miss any step or do anything wrong?Best regards!
PeterNot sure if this matters: using npp portable (v8.9)
(first posted on PythonScript’s forum on sourceforge - but got no reply) -
Probably start by posting your Notepad++ Debug Info.
Details on how to do that:
In your Notepad++, click on the “?” menu (found to the right of “Window” in the menu bar). In the menu that drops down, choose “Debug Info…”. A dialog will open detailing specifics about your Notepad++ version, plugins, etc. CLICK ON THE BUTTON “Copy debug info into clipboard”. Do a PASTE HERE. -
@snafu423 said in PythonScript: "New Script" not shown:
after creating some random file, it does neither show up under
=> Plugins => Python Script => ScriptsI had never noticed before, but I just tried the experiment: when you first create an empty file that way, it doesn’t show up. But as soon as you put any text in that script and save it (whether it’s just the initial
from Npp import editorline, or even a simple# commentline), after you’ve saved it with content, then it does show up in the Scripts sub-menu. (One more experiment: I created a new file, then typed a space then a backspace, and saved it, and it still showed up. So it just takes an active save after creating the empty file for PythonScript to add it to the menu.) -
this is what Debug Info tells:
Notepad++ v8.9 (64-bit)
Build time: Dec 27 2025 - 14:28:33
Scintilla/Lexilla included: 5.5.8/5.4.6
Boost Regex included: 1_85
TinyXML-2 included: 11.0.0
nlohmann JSON included: 3.12.0
Path: C:_shared_apps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\notepad++.exe
Command Line:
Admin mode: OFF
Local Conf mode: ON
Cloud Config: OFF
Periodic Backup: ON
Placeholders: OFF
Scintilla Rendering Mode: SC_TECHNOLOGY_DIRECTWRITE (1)
Multi-instance Mode: monoInst
asNotepad: OFF
File Status Auto-Detection: cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only)
Dark Mode: OFF
Display Info:
primary monitor: 1920x1080, scaling 100%
visible monitors count: 3
installed Display Class adapters:
0000: Description - Intel® Arc™ 140V GPU (16GB)
0000: DriverVersion - 32.0.101.8247
OS Name: Windows 11 Enterprise (64-bit)
OS Version: 24H2
OS Build: 26100.8037
Current ANSI codepage: 1252
Plugins:
ComparePlugin (2.0.2)
mimeTools (3.1)
NppConverter (4.7)
NppExport (0.4)
PythonScript (2.1)@PeterJones
yes, I think what you describe is the way it should work … unfortunately, it does not for me 🤷 -
@snafu423 said:
PortableApps
Are you truly using the “PortableApps” version of Notepad++?
Or is this just your directory naming? -
I installed PortableApps v30.3 with Notepad++ v8.9.3 into a virtual machine to test.
The directory path expected from your Debug Info path for the scripts would be:
C:\_shared_apps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\Config\PythonScript\scriptsThis is the output from running UserInfo.py from my testing:
# All paths listed in sys.path: C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\PythonScript\lib C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\Config\PythonScript\lib C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\PythonScript\scripts C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\Config\PythonScript\scripts C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\PythonScript\lib\lib-tk C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\PythonScript\python27.zip C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\DLLs C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\lib C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\lib\plat-win C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\lib\lib-tk C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64 C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\PythonScript C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\PythonScript\lib\site-packages # Can make user dirs: C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\Config\PythonScript\lib # Can add user scripts to the path: C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\Config\PythonScript\scripts # Can add user startup.py with this path: C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\Config\PythonScript\scripts\startup.py # Startup method: Undefined # Can add user libraries for importing to the path: C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\Config\PythonScript\lib # Can view documentation in this path: C:\PortableApps\PortableApps\Notepad++Portable\App\Notepad++64\plugins\PythonScript\docInstalled PortableApps to
C:\PortableAppsso the name looks doubled.It looks similar with the sub directory paths of the portable Notepad++ from Github.
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hmmm, so it seems “portable version” and “pythonScript” not working together properly
n.b.:
C:_shared_apps\PortableApps\Notepad++Po…
this shows a missing ‘\’ between ‘_shared’ and ‘_apps’ … not sure why the later ‘\’ are shown -
@snafu423 I extracted PythonScript from a zip and so did not use the Plugin Admin. Did not detect PythonScript first time and moved the directory to other directories to see if would be detected there. Then moved it back and it was detected. It was unpredictable unless I made an error in judgement initially. I used these files:
NotepadPlusPlusPortable_8.9.3.paf.exe PortableApps.com_Platform_Setup_30.3.paf.exe PythonScript_Full_2.1.0.0_x64.zipIf still not working for you then might be the PortableApps launcher playing tricks. It copies files before and after app execution so can be confusing about what it actually does and the effects it may cause.
The portable launcher I have used for many years is PStart and could probably use it to launch portable Notepad++ downloaded from Github and just set the environmental variables of AppData to write to the usb drive or however you use it.
n.b.:
A backslash is an escape character in markdown and an underscore is a special character. Like
_italics_is shown as italics though with leading underscore shows _italics so can use backquotes to avoid markdown processing.\_together without backquotes removes the backslash to make the underscore literal.Instruct the markdown processor to create code tags by using backquotes:
``` \_ Block of code. ````\_ Inline code` -
@snafu423 said in PythonScript: "New Script" not shown:
unfortunately, it does not for me
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it seems “portable version” and “pythonScript” not working together properlyYes, well, what PortableApps calls “Notepad++” is not actually Notepad++, but a modified/wrapped copy of Notepad++ that creates an abomination which has historically not worked in the same way that Notepad++'s core works, messing up the built-in functionality, plugin functionality, and confusing users into thinking that theirs is the only “portable” Notepad++, when really, Notepad++'s official portable zip file more accurately falls into the “truly portable” definition, beause it uses no wrapper or extra external system (as required by the “PortableApps.com_Platform_Setup” nonsense).
PortableApps modifies open source applications, and then distributes them with proprietary non-open-source changes, which violates (at least in spirit, if not in legal technicality) the open source license that Notepad++ is under. I highly recommend against using PortableApps – for Notepad++ or any other app – as there is no way to know how safe/secure their changes are… and because, at least with Notepad++, their modifications/wrapper is known to break the app (as you have found in this discussion).
If you want Notepad++ and its plugins to work as advertised, use the distributions, zips, and binaries from official sources. If you need a “portable launcher”, then I hope that the one @mpheath suggested works for you, so that you can move away from the PortableApps ecosystem and to using the official Notepad++.
And if you choose to continue using PortableApps, do not blame Notepad++ or its plugins for problems caused by PortableApps. PythonScript works just fine with official Notepad++, whether installed or the official portable, as I have been using it both ways for years.
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@PeterJones said:
And if you choose to continue using PortableApps, do not blame Notepad++ or its plugins for problems caused by PortableApps.
Also, please don’t come HERE for help.
