How to enable custom extensions in standalone python applications?

Omniverse Isaac Sim
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Isaac Sim Version

5.0.0

Operating System

Ubuntu 22.04

GPU Information

  • Model: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
  • Driver Version: 580.65.06

Topic Description

How can I load a custom plugin from a standalone python script? (like GitHub - isaac-sim/IsaacSimZMQ: Isaac SIM extension for communication with external application via ZMQ ) In the docs, I only found examples for loading an extension with the UI.

Additional Information

What I’ve Tried

I tried to load the extensions with simulation_app._framework.load_plugins but enable_extension is still not finding them.

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Please refer to --ext-folder PATH and --enable EXT_ID mentioned in the “Isaac Sim CLI Launch flags” section on Setup Tips — Isaac Sim Documentation.

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@VickNV Thank you for your answer!

Is it possible to get the behaviour of these flags when we run the pip-installed Isaac Sim with the standard python executable and not with the provided python.sh?

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These are also available for the isaacsim command.

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Thank you!

What do you mean by the isaacsim command? Maybe the isaac-sim.sh?

I’m trying to find out if i can use custom plugins with a standalone python script.

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So to clear up the question:
Is it possible to load a custom extension in the standalone python workflow? Workflows — Isaac Sim Documentation