Strange python script behaviour

[Loïc Domaigné]

Hi,

> I have a problem with one of my python scripts. When I run this script
> from command line it works correctly, but if I set up cron to run this
> script on specified hour it works for a while and then "[Errno 32]
> Broken pipe" error occures (always).
>
> The strangest thing is that if I change command in CRON
>
> from
> python /home/xxx/script.py
> to
> python /home/xxx/script.py  > /tmp/script.log 2>&1
>
> the script always works correctly!!!
>
> The question is WHY? Any ideas?

This is a cron issue, and has little with python to do.

By default, cron will email the output produced by your script, unless
you redirect. It does so by pipe to a "mail" program. Your error seems
to indicate a problem with the latter (perhaps you don't have any
"mail" program installed).

HTH,
Loïc
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