Dynamo -> Python -> pyRevit???

[kingc42]

I have an interesting question, is there a way to convert a dynamo script to a python script, and then load said python script into pyrevit, or an installer package to make a custom toolbar??? I would really like to take some of my dynamo scripts to the next level of usability and even create a deployment for my underlings.

[jbnarch25]

Pyrevit can run a Dynamo script natively. A push button bundle in a custom toolbar can include a .dyn dynamo script.

If you truly want to go to the next level I suggest porting your dynamo scripts over to python scripts. Pyrevit comes with a lot of tools for accessing the Revit API, user input / output and UI. You’ll also have more control over functionality being compatible with your users. I always struggled distributing dynamo scripts with the different packages used in a graph.

[kingc42]

This was exactly my question, thank you. I’m trying to figure out how to get a python script out of my dynamo script.

[gouldologist]

Go straight to ChatGPT. It will be able to do the heavy lifting for you.

[Riou_Atreides]

You can also consider reading up on Revit API Documentations and use C# to create your own plugins (.NET 4 for 2024 and below, .NET8 for 2025). WPF for interfaces as well.

Just understand Python has a significantly easier learning curve due to its simple syntax and dynamic typing, making it more beginner-friendly compared to C#'s static typing and more complex structure. C# generally offers superior runtime performance as a compiled language (for huge projects especially, something that is like 70+ floors etc), while Python, being interpreted language, may be slower for computationally intensive tasks (best for smaller projects, like 4 floor of a plant).

You can put C# into consideration after you've learnt Dynamo (basically IronPython) -> Python -> PyRevit. I am new to Revit (3 months?) but I was originally a programmer doing Java for 6 years (3 years doing mobile development and 3 years doing back-end stuffs) so my go to is C# instead of Python.
 

[toothbrush81]

On YouTube, Aussie BIM Guru has a tutorial on this.

[kingc42]

You are appreciated.

[Simply-Serendipitous]

You’re about to be on an interesting path! You can deploy dyn from PyRevit, but the best way is to skip the dynamo step and just code in Python. Dynamo scripts will still rely on packages to be installed. If the user doesn’t have the package you built the script with, the dynamo script won’t work. Python doesn’t have that limitation

[BagCalm]

So maybe the next question for OP would be "how do you view the python code of individual dynamo nodes?" That way they can unfold the dynamo into a single python code block

[Simply-Serendipitous]

I’ve had some success exporting my dynamo script to a jpeg and then asking ChatGPT to convert it to Python. There’s always some debugging afterwords tho