如何使用ChemDraw/Python从InChI创建.cdx文件？

Question

我想用Python从InChI创建ChemDraw.cdx文件。 这个answer给出了cdx --> InChI的解决方案。在

下面的最小示例cdx_to_inchi工作正常，但是 我不知道怎样才能使inchi_to_cdx工作。在

import comtypes.client as w32

def cdx_to_inchi(cdx):
    ChemDraw = w32.CreateObject("ChemDraw.Application")
    ChemDraw.Visible = False
    Compound = ChemDraw.Documents.Open(cdx)            # opens existing file
    inchi = Compound.Objects.Data("chemical/x-inchi")
    print(inchi)
    ChemDraw.Quit()

def inchi_to_cdx(inchi):
    ChemDraw = w32.CreateObject("ChemDraw.Application")
    ChemDraw.Visible = False

    Compound = ChemDraw.Documents.Open("Emtpy.cdx")   # opens existing file
    # ChemDraw.Documents.New("NewFile.cdx")           # How to create a new file?

    # Compound.Objects.SetData(inchi)                 # How to paste InChi data?
    # ChemDraw.Documents.Save()                       # How to save?
    # ChemDraw.Documents.SaveAs("MyMolecule.cdx")     # How to save under different name?
    ChemDraw.Quit()

cdx = r'C:\Data\Test.cdx'
inchi = '1S/C6H6/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-6H'

cdx_to_inchi(cdx)
inchi_to_cdx(inchi)

Answer 1

以下至少是一个可行的解决方案。它基本上是用按键“模仿”人类用户。它改编自here。缺点是：

1. 它似乎是Windows特有的
2. ChemDraw必须是活动应用程序，即不能在后台工作
3. 额外的延误会减慢整个过程。一天只需要1万个分子（好吧，比用手来做更好；-）

这些问题仍然存在：

1. 如何使其独立于平台？在
2. 如何让它在后台工作？在
3. 如何避免额外的延迟，或者延迟能在多短的时间内仍然可靠地工作？在

代码：

### create a ChemDraw .cdx file from an InChI string
import win32com.client as win32
import win32clipboard
import time

def sleep():
    time.sleep(0.5)   # wait for 0.5 seconds that script is not too fast for ChemDraw

def sleep_short():
    time.sleep(0.25)  # wait for 0.25 seconds between key presses

# initialize windows shell (so we can send keyboard commands)
shell = win32.Dispatch("WScript.Shell")

def hit_keys(keys): # function to wait, then send a keypress signal
    sleep_short()
    shell.SendKeys(keys,1)

# initialize ChemDraw
chemdraw = win32.gencache.EnsureDispatch('ChemDraw.Application') # connect to ChemDraw
chemdraw.Visible = True  # window needs to be visible otherwise keypresses will not work
sleep()

doc = chemdraw.Documents.Add()    # create a new document
doc.Activate()
sleep()

# ChemDraw must be the active application, so it can receive keyboard commands
shell.AppActivate("ChemDraw Prime") # name of the ChemDraw window bar
sleep()

inchi = 'InChI=1S/C6H6/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-6H'
# set clipboard data
win32clipboard.OpenClipboard()
win32clipboard.EmptyClipboard()
win32clipboard.SetClipboardText(inchi)
win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()
sleep()     # not sure whether a delay is needed here

hit_keys("%e") # edit
hit_keys("s")  # paste special
hit_keys("i")  # pase as inchi
sleep()

ffname = r'C:\Users\Test\Scripts\MyMolecule.cdx'  # full filename
doc.SaveAs(ffname)   # save the file
doc.Close()
chemdraw.Quit()    # close ChemDraw
### end of code