# Does Python scripting knowledge is essential to work in Ignition? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** python, scripting\ **Created:** [May 24, 2019, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-python-scripting-knowledge-is-essential-to-work-in-ignition/25281 "2019-05-24T07:45:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![karthikeyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@karthikeyan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/karthikeyan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-python-scripting-knowledge-is-essential-to-work-in-ignition/25281/1 "2019-05-24T07:45:58Z")
this question is kind of stupid but still i would like to know. I am just curious, is it possible to work on Ignition without doing any Python scripting? I am more like a Ladder Logic oriented guy. Even mostly I step away from even ST programming. I am not a good fan of C, C++, Java, Python blah blah… So my concern, is there any possible way to fulfill all requirement in Ignition without scripting. Thanks in Advance… ---
**Author:** ![zxcslo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zxcslo/32/61610_2.png) [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-python-scripting-knowledge-is-essential-to-work-in-ignition/25281/2 "2019-05-24T08:03:10Z")
I think that all depends on the complexity of the project. I personally have not yet encountered a project that I could do everything without scripting … ---
**Author:** ![c.bertulli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@c.bertulli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/c.bertulli)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-python-scripting-knowledge-is-essential-to-work-in-ignition/25281/3 "2019-05-24T08:27:44Z")
If you want a button to set 2 or more tags, you’ll have to script it. Very very very very basic scripting level ( basically copy - paste ), but you’ll have to do it. So, IMHO it depends on the meaning of “without scripting”: - if you don’t want to script AT ALL: well, it is possible but you’ll have limited feature - if you want to keep the scripting level at minimum: you can do almost whatever you want For example, I just finished an aluminium extrusion plant (15k tags) with low scripting level ( obviously only HMI ) ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-python-scripting-knowledge-is-essential-to-work-in-ignition/25281/4 "2019-05-24T08:50:00Z")
> [@karthikeyan](#): > > I am not a good fan of C, C++, Java, Python blah blah… IMO, this is a great opportunity for you. You even have two advantages: - Python is a relatively easy language to learn. - You have an excellent support group here for Ignition-specific things. ---
**Author:** ![Sanderd17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sanderd17/32/8735_2.png) [@Sanderd17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanderd17)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-python-scripting-knowledge-is-essential-to-work-in-ignition/25281/5 "2019-05-24T09:24:16Z")
On a simple project, it’s possible to do without Python programming. There are many workarounds that can be made over the PLC and via bindings to hide/show UI elements. F.e. if you need to set two tags via one button (as the example given above): just fix that in the PLC and react on one tag to set the two final values. On the other hand, the Python scripting does add a lot of value to Ignition in how easy it becomes to do non-standard stuff. So in the end, it pays off to learn a minimum of scripting. ---
**Author:** ![karthikeyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@karthikeyan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/karthikeyan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-python-scripting-knowledge-is-essential-to-work-in-ignition/25281/6 "2019-05-24T09:34:13Z")
Thank you all for your valuable reply. I appreciate it… So I’ll start learning python scripting. ---
**Author:** ![Sanderd17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sanderd17/32/8735_2.png) [@Sanderd17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanderd17)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-python-scripting-knowledge-is-essential-to-work-in-ignition/25281/7 "2019-05-24T09:36:18Z")
Most of what you need to know are actually the Ignition-specific system functions: [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Scripting+Functions](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Scripting+Functions) And off course, the simple stuff like if-else clauses, for loops, how a list looks, … ---
**Author:** ![SillyBear](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sillybear/32/9290_2.png) [@SillyBear](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SillyBear)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-python-scripting-knowledge-is-essential-to-work-in-ignition/25281/8 "2019-05-29T14:21:10Z")
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