Python linuxcnc.stat() showing no result.

Short:
The other day i was making a python script to see currently opend ngc file, in case if I'm running a global LinuxCNC installation i can read the current file, but for a local installation of LinuxCNC I'm getting an empty string. What could be the problem.


Long:
On my laptop i have a simulation package of LinuxCNC installed. The installation was done pulling the LinuxCNC from GitHub and making a deb package, as i wanted to make a system wide installation.

Often there are other branches of LinuxCNC that solves my problem, hence I download them and make a local installation on my laptop.

To start a global installed file i directly type linuxcnc in my shell script.
Whereas for a local installation i have to cd to the location and then to script folder then i type ./linuxcnc. Everytime things work fine.

The other day i was making a python script to see currently opend ngc file, in case if I'm running a global LinuxCNC installation i can read the current file, but for a local installation of LinuxCNC I'm getting an empty string. What could be the problem.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Kunal.

Just a guess from the context, "global"=standard full installation of Linuxcnc, "local"=RIP (run in place).
Is that what you mean Kunal?

Yep. Global is standard installation, and local is RIP.

I start LinuxCNC from a terminal window, then again i open a new terminal window type python there i import the linuxcnc python module and do what I want to do.

For the timing i have made a glade app which i start with my LinuxCNC configuration.

In that app when I try to check current position just after homing, i'm getting 3.58... for x and y though its x and y are at 0. But when i make a move i get correct position.

I'll try out your second suggestion, because the first suggested solution is the approach i follow.