There are a few ways to do this. Here is a code fragment: vard = spssaux.VariableDict() #construct a dictionary

for a particular variable, you can say something like xvallabels=vard['x'].ValueLabels

or xvallabels=vard.ValueLabels('x')

The return value, which is the same in either case, is a Python dictionary, so, to get the label of the value 1, for example, you could say print xvallabels[1]

Hope that helps. There is an example file in the spssaux topic that should illustrate this and is heavily commented.

Regards, Jon Peck SPSS (and author of the spssaux module)

-----Original Message----- From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Matt Eberle Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 4:36 PM To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: [SPSSX-L] Getting at the value labels w/ Python

Hi, everyone.

I'm working on setting up a Python script to build a variable based on two (or more) parents. I need to get access to the value labels for the parents to correctly label the children.

The examples code included with the Python add-in for SPSS 14.x references a class called VariableDict(): * The VariableDict class allows you to easily access dictionary information, like variable labels, value labels, and missing values.

I've tried everything I can find in the manual to get the value labels out and nothing works. I can see that the labels themselves are included by the "Select where the labels are missing" code included in the examples so they must be there..

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! ~Matt