[Tutor] How to run a script file

[Bernard Lebel]

Okay sorry I meant once you're in Python.

I'm in Bash console, type Python, enter the Python interpreter.

Then I add my custom path to the sys.path list (because my user 
permissions do not allow my to put anything in the Lib directory) and 
then I try an
import /home/bernardl/python/myScript.py
but of course if fails as soon the first slash is read.


Thanks
Bernard


John Purser wrote:
> Bernard,
> 
> If you're new to Linux you might not be aware of an additional method to run
> python scripts.  If the first line of your script is:
> #!/usr/bin/python
> 
> And you've set your script permissions to be executable (chmod 700
> myscript.py) then you can run your script just like any other program.  You
> can double click on it in a GUI environment or run it from a command prompt
> by just typing the script name.  Or depending on the value of $PATH variable
> you might need to type "./myscript.py".  Those first characters have to be
> right though.  I'm assuming your python is in /usr/bin.  And that is a hash
> mark followed by an exclamation point.  This is called "hash bang" in
> uningo. 
> 
> John Purser
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tutor-bounces at python.org [mailto:tutor-bounces at python.org] On Behalf
> Of Patric Michael
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 14:56
> To: tutor at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] How to run a script file
> 
> Hi Bernard...
> 
> The most basic form is to type "python" followed by the script you want 
> to run.  If your script is not in the system path, you'll either need to cd
> to 
> the directory, or give a full pathname: (the pythonpath doesn't come into 
> play until the interperter is running.
> 
> python /usr/local/share/filename.py
> 
> Remember that the script will inherit whatever permissions you currently 
> have, so either log in or su to the user that's expected to run the script.
> 
> Oh, and in case python itself isnt in your system path, (it probably is)  
> you can find it by typing "which python" at the shell prompt.
> 
> 
> Patric
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>Sorry if I missed something obvious, but how do I execute a python
>>script file in the interpreter? I have "Using the Python Interpreter"
>>in the Python tutorial but not much is said...
>>
>>(this might be a lame quesiton but so far I always used either the
>>PythonWin interpreter wich has the Import function, or I ran Python
>>code in an application. Now I'm on Linux so I have to learn the hard
>>way!)
>>
>>
>>Thanks
>>Bernard