Python API for Photoshop.

Just installed the package and copied the exact usage example from the docs (active layer). Windows throws this WinError 2 error because apparently I have a 32 bits Python and it's looking for Photoshop as if it was also 32 bits (which is is not) according to this stack overflow issue.

Using the suggested answer of adding the argument access=winreg.KEY_READ | winreg.KEY_WOW64_64KEY inside the function _get_install_version in _core.py worked for me.

key = winreg.OpenKey(
        winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
        self.REG_PATH,
        access=winreg.KEY_READ | winreg.KEY_WOW64_64KEY
)

Just in case: Using Windows 10, Python 3.7 and version 0.6.0 of this package.

Describe the bug I am trying to replace an image layer in a photoshop file. For that purpose I am using this next code:

To Reproduce This is my python code: with Session() as ps: replace_contents = ps.app.stringIDToTypeID("placedLayerReplaceContents") desc = ps.ActionDescriptor idnull = ps.app.charIDToTypeID("null") desc.putPath(idnull, "G:\BLEBLE\BLABLABLA\BLABLABLA\BLABLABL\BLABLA\2022\August\Images\09.jpeg") ps.app.executeAction(replace_contents, desc)

Expected behavior It suppose to replace already existing image layer but instead of thar it show an error message and log.

Screenshots Photoshop error message:

Terminal message: Traceback (most recent call last): File "g:\Blebleble\blablabla\blablabla\blablabla\Publicaciones\AUTOMATION\automate.py", line 43, in ps.app.executeAction(replace_contents, desc) File "C:\Users\bliblibli\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\photoshop\api\application.py", line 355, in executeAction return self.app.executeAction(event_id, descriptor, display_dialogs) File "C:\Users\bliblibli\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\comtypes\client\lazybind.py", line 182, in caller return self._comobj._invoke(descr.memid, descr.invkind, 0, *args) File "C:\Users\bliblibli\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\comtypes\automation.py", line 745, in _invoke self.__com_Invoke(memid, riid_null, lcid, invkind, _ctypes.COMError: (-2147213497, None, (None, None, None, 0, None))

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Windows 11 Home
• Photoshop Version: Adobe Photoshop Version: 22.5.4 20211208.r.631 a0cb269 x64
• Python Version: python-3.10

Additional context This code actually worked once but suddenly it stopped working.

There is a problem in the current AM part of this api: When you use "get" functions, what you get is AM thing, but not an AM thing as well. It is an AM thing: you can use those "put" and "get" functions documented in Adobe's js scripting reference It is not an AM thing: It is just a COM bind object, using 'getType' will return number. So I made this modification to unify.

Also, it seems that the functions written for the AM classes are not nessesary because it seems that COM bindings have already done that.

For some reason I'm getting the following error when trying to use remove() on an artLayer object: raise NameError("Name %s not found" % name) NameError: Name remove not found

Strangely enough, in _artLayer I duplicated the remove() method, renamed it to delete(), and called delete() and it works fine. It just can't seem to find remove().

Working on a document object which is not in focus in the Photoshop application throws this error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/test.py", line 15, in <module>
    l.duplicate()
  File "\photoshop\api\_artlayer.py", line 463, in duplicate
    self.app.duplicate(relativeObject, insertionLocation)
  File "\comtypes\client\lazybind.py", line 182, in caller
    return self._comobj._invoke(descr.memid, descr.invkind, 0, *args)
  File "\comtypes\automation.py", line 729, in _invoke
    dp, var, None, argerr)
_ctypes.COMError: (-2147213312, None, (None, None, None, 0, None))

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

#test.py
import photoshop.api as ps

app = ps.Application()

for doc in app.documents:
    if len(doc.layers) > 1:
        print('Skipping', doc.name)
    else:
        for l in doc.layers:
            l.duplicate() # Throws error as above if doc is not in focus in photoshop app

• OS: W10
• Photoshop Version: Photoshop-2020
• Python Version: 3.8

    def batch(self, *args, **kwargs):
        """Runs the batch automation routine.
        Similar to the **File** > **Automate** > **Batch** command.
        """
        self.app.bath(*args, **kwargs)

The batch function tries to call self.app.bath which doesn't exist.

As I assume it neither wants to take a bath nor a shower I assume it's intended to call batch.

Hello, I'm trying to collect information from a user using telegram chat (pyTelegramBotAPI) so I can transfer this to photoshop inside the function in the future, but when I use the bot, the code gives the error "Please check if you have Photoshop installed correctly." Although if you run the same, but not through the bot everything will run and work fine.

I tried - get a newer version of photoshop (CC2018 -> 2020), and also specify the path in the Windows environment variables. If you open photoshop using pyWin32 it works fine, but it's very unprofitable for me, I was going to use only pythonPhotoshopAPI.

Here's the function

def test_edit_text(info_from):
try:
    psApp = ps.Application()
    psApp.Open(r"mypath\first.psd")
    doc = psApp.Application.ActiveDocument
    print(info_from['test'])


    text_from_user = info_from['test'] 
    layer1init = doc.ArtLayers["layer1"]
    text_new_layer1 = layer1init.TextItem
    text_new_layer1 .contents = f"{text_from_user .upper()}"

    options = ps.JPEGSaveOptions(quality=5)
    jpg = r'mypath\photo.jpg'
    doc.saveAs(jpg, options, True)
except Exception as e:
    print(e)

If you run the function like this, nothing works

@bot.message_handler(content_types=['text'])
def func(message):
    if(message.text == '/ph'):    #Here we send a request to the function via telegram chat
        user_info = {'test' : 'asdsaasd'}
        test_edit_text(user_info) 

But if you run it like this, it works fine

if __name__ == '__main__':
     user_info = {'test' : 'asdsaasd'}
     test_edit_text(user_info) `

Why does the code suddenly stop seeing Photoshop? Is it possible that the two libraries are incompatible?

Is there a way to getByName on an art layer? I know for layer sets its: app.activeDocument.layerSets.getByName(name_here)

But I'm getting name error on: app.activeDocument.artLayers.getByName(name_here)

Even though I see in the api that artLayers does have a method "getByName"...

when I add picture as a layer,and the name of the layer will be the name of the picture

I could not find any methods to rename the existing layers.

and I use desc.putPath(ps.app.charIDToTypeID("null"),images["src"]) to add layer

import os

from photoshop import Session


def hide_all_layers(layers):
    for layer in layers:
        layer.visible = False


def main():
    psd_file = 'demo1.psd'
    with Session(psd_file, action="open") as ps:
        doc = ps.active_document
        options = ps.PNGSaveOptions()
        layers = doc.artLayers
        for layer in layers:
            hide_all_layers(layers)
            layer.visible = True
            layer_path = os.path.join(doc.path, layer.name)
            print(layer_path)
            if not os.path.exists(layer_path):
                os.makedirs(layer_path)
            image_path = os.path.join(layer_path, f"{layer.name}.png")
            doc.saveAs(image_path, options, True)
        ps.alert("Task done!")
        ps.echo(doc.activeLayer)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

tips:

_ctypes.COMError: (-2147220262, None, (None, None, None, 0, None))。

I get an error running directly from the library when I use the documentation： https://photoshop-python-api.readthedocs.io/en/0.15.1/examples.html#export-layers-as-png

I wrote this code:

def writeLayer(text): txtLayer = doc.artLayers.add() txtLayer.kind = ps.LayerKind.TextLayer txtLayer.textItem.contents = text txtLayer.textItem.kind = ps.TextType.ParagraphText txtLayer.textItem.justification = ps.Justification.Center

The problem is, the last 2 properties don't appear on Visual Code auto-complete, neither change anything in the new photoshop layer after executing the code. Also, the constants do appear on Visual Code, only the properties themselves that don't.

I used the Photoshop JS scripting guide to figure out both of these properties: https://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/devnet/photoshop/pdfs/photoshop-cc-javascript-ref-2015.pdf#G4.368374

I am using Adobe Photoshop CC2019. I am trying to replace an image in a layer. but i am always greeted with the error "the command replace content is currently not available"

When I run the example code it prints out AttributeError: module 'photoshop' has no attribute 'Application'

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\Users\lidor\Documents\אישי\CryptoC\עדכון מחירים\start.py", line 22, in <module>  
    hello_world()
  File "c:\Users\lidor\Documents\אישי\CryptoC\עדכון מחירים\start.py", line 5, in hello_world
    app = ps.Application()
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: module 'photoshop' has no attribute 'Application'

• OS: Windows 10
• Photoshop Version: Photoshop-2023
• Python Version: python-3.11.2

I've been using this package with Photoshop 2020 with no problems. I've seen now that 2022 is marked as supported so I gave it a try, but it doesn't work.

The same scripts that worked on 2020 run indefinitely on 2022 without doing anything. When I interrupt the script, this is the error that comes up:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "env\lib\site-packages\photoshop\api\_core.py", line 36, in __init__
    self.app = self.instance_app(self.app_id)
  File "env\lib\site-packages\photoshop\api\_core.py", line 125, in instance_app     
    return CreateObject(self._program_name, dynamic=True)
  File "env\lib\site-packages\comtypes\client\__init__.py", line 227, in CreateObject
    clsid = comtypes.GUID.from_progid(progid)
  File "env\lib\site-packages\comtypes\GUID.py", line 85, in from_progid
    _CLSIDFromProgID(text_type(progid), byref(inst))
  File "_ctypes/callproc.c", line 922, in GetResult
OSError: [WinError -2147221005] Invalid class string

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "env\lib\site-packages\photoshop\api\_core.py", line 135, in get_program_id
    self.instance_app(value.split(".")[0])
  File "env\lib\site-packages\photoshop\api\_core.py", line 125, in instance_app
    return CreateObject(self._program_name, dynamic=True)
  File "env\lib\site-packages\comtypes\client\__init__.py", line 238, in CreateObject
    obj = comtypes.CoCreateInstance(clsid, clsctx=clsctx, interface=interface)
  File "env\lib\site-packages\comtypes\__init__.py", line 1265, in CoCreateInstance
    _ole32.CoCreateInstance(byref(clsid), punkouter, clsctx, byref(iid), byref(p))
  File "_ctypes/callproc.c", line 922, in GetResult
OSError: [WinError -2146959355] Server execution failed

Traceback (most recent call last):
 (***my script***)
  File "env\lib\site-packages\photoshop\api\_core.py", line 66, in __getattribute__
    return super().__getattribute__(item)
  File "env\lib\site-packages\photoshop\api\_document.py", line 64, in artLayers
    return ArtLayers(self.app.artLayers)
  File "env\lib\site-packages\photoshop\api\_artlayers.py", line 12, in __init__
    super().__init__(parent=parent)
  File "env\lib\site-packages\photoshop\api\_core.py", line 40, in __init__
    self.app = self.instance_app(self._get_program_id())
  File "env\lib\site-packages\photoshop\api\_core.py", line 141, in _get_program_id
    self.app_id = self.get_program_id().split(".")[0]
  File "env\lib\site-packages\photoshop\api\_core.py", line 135, in get_program_id
    self.instance_app(value.split(".")[0])
KeyboardInterrupt

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Describe the bug There doesn't seem to be a way to easily adjust the log level (ie. INFO instead of DEBUG):

This ends up flooding the logs making it hard to see useful information.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Utilize the Photoshop API:

from photoshop import api as ps

app = ps.Application()
app.openDialog()

(do anything else with app)

2. Look at application logs to see [DEBUG ] scattered throughout logs

Expected behavior Ability to adjust log level to DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, or CRITICAL.

Screenshots See above

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• Windows version: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045)
• Photoshop version: Photoshop 2023 (Version 24.0.1) - OS: [e.g. Windows10, Windows7]
• Python version: 3.11.0

Additional context N/A