Preservica Python Ingest Directions
Python is required to run the script provided. First go to https://www.python.org/downloads/ and download the latest version (big yellow button “Download Python 3.12.4” as of writing but may be newer as you download). Run the installer and select “Add python to Path”. If you do not, python will not work and you will have to reinstall. Once it is completed you will have to install a couple extra libraries. In “terminal/command prompt” type
python pip install pandas
python pip install openpyxl
Create a Preservica_Ingest folder in the lowest part of C: Drive
C:\Preservica_Ingest
Download the Preservica Python Ingest files here (update link) and save to the Downloads Folder.
Right click the downloaded .zip folder and select “Extract All…”, then select Extract in the pop-up window.
You should now have 3 files in the extracted folder
Copy and past all 3 files into your Preservica ingest folder and create a Folder named “Source” (S must be uppercase)
Place the Source files that need to be used into the Source folder and include the excel file “USmetadataTemplate.xlsx” that references your source files
Right click in the file explorer window and select “Open in Terminal”, this will open the command line in the location of the files
In the command line, now type, or copy and paste
python .\utah_package_data.py