[Tutor] crontab or python mistake

[Daniel McQuay]

hello list,

i am having a problem getting crontab to execute a python script. the script
works because i can execute it by using: python boxster_school_smtp.py from
a command line. i put a line in crontab that look like this: i know this is
not a linux mailing list but any help would be appreciated.

<snip>
*/5     *       *       *       *       root    /usr/local/bin/python
/root/scripts/boxster_school_smtp.py
</snip>

now like i said the python script works by using: python my_script.py from
the command line but when i use it in crontab i get some error. here is the
error that cron gives:

<snip>
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/root/scripts/boxster_school_smtp.py", line 19, in ?
    mssg = open('mssg.txt', 'r').read()
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: ' emmssg.txt'
</snip>

the emmssg.txt file is in the /root/script directory so i don't know why it
cant find it.

thanks again,

-- 
Daniel McQuay
simplebob at gmail.com
boxster.homelinux.org
814.825.0847
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import smtplib
import os

emmssg = "/root/scripts/emmssg.txt"
smtpserver = 'mail.erieit.edu'
AUTHREQUIRED = 1 
smtpuser = 'dmcquay' 
smtppass = '******'  

#For testing purposes only!
RECIPIENTS = ['dmcquay at erieit.edu']

#This will be used after testing
#RECIPIENTS = ['slindsay at erieit.edu','dmccann at erieit.edu','mwebster at erieit.edu',
#              'arundstedler at erieit.edu','caustin-alford at erieit.edu',
#             'dmcquay at erieit.edu']

SENDER = 'dmcquay at erieit.edu'
emmssg = open('emmssg.txt').read()

session = smtplib.SMTP(smtpserver)
if AUTHREQUIRED:
    session.login(smtpuser, smtppass)
smtpresult = session.sendmail(SENDER, RECIPIENTS, emmssg)

if smtpresult:
    errstr = ""
    for recip in smtpresult.keys():
        errstr = """Could not delivery mail to: %s

Server said: %s
%s

%s""" % (recip, smtpresult[recip][0], smtpresult[recip][1], errstr)
    raise smtplib.SMTPException, errstr