[Tutor] Path?

[Adam Bark]

On 13 July 2010 23:27, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:

> Adam Bark wrote:
>
>> On 13 July 2010 14:43, Jim Byrnes<jf_byrnes at comcast.net>  wrote:
>>
>>  Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>>
>>> My apologizes to Steven and the list, when I replied originally I messed
>>> up
>>> and sent it to him privately which was not my intention.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:42:28 am Jim Byrnes wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am running Ubuntu.  I downloaded the source code examples for a
>>>>> book I purchased.  Some of the examples load image files located in
>>>>> the same directory as the program.  If I go to the current directory
>>>>> in the terminal the program can use the image files.  However, if I
>>>>> use a launcher or the filemanager it pops up an error dialog saying
>>>>> the file does not exist even though it is in the same directory.
>>>>>
>>>>> The program simply uses the files name.  Is there a way without
>>>>> editing the source and inserting the full path to run the program
>>>>> from a launcher or the filemanager and allow it to see files in the
>>>>> current directory?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What file manager are you using? Nautilus? Konqueror? Something else?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Nautilus. I have it configured to run files with the extension .py when
>>> they are double clicked.
>>>
>>>
>>>  What do you mean, "use a launcher"? Use a launcher to do what? What sort
>>>> of launcher?
>>>>
>>>
>>> It runs programs and sits on the panel at the top of my Ubuntu desktop.
>>>  The command it uses is usr/bin/python2.6.  These are wxPython examples I
>>> am
>>> working with.
>>>
>>>
>>>  What pops up an error dialog? The launcher?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I am assuming Python. The title bar of the dialog says Python2 Error, the
>>> message is   Can't load image from file 'wxPython.jpg': file does not
>>> exist.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Which file does it claim doesn't exist? Python? The Python script? The
>>>> image file? What is the exact error message it gives?
>>>>
>>>
>>> See above.  The line that triggers the error is:  image =
>>> wx.Image('wxPython.jpg', wx.BITMAP_TYPE_JPEG)
>>>
>>>
>>>  There's probably a way to tell the launcher which working directory to
>>>> use, but of course that depends on the answers to the above questions.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> If I use the terminal to start the program it has no problem using the
>>> file.  There are multiple files in multiple directories so I was looking
>>> for
>>> a way to just double click them and have them run.  If it turns out that
>>> I
>>> must make changes to or for each of the files it will be easier to just
>>> keep
>>> using the terminal.  I've only been using Ubuntu for a few months so I
>>> was
>>> surprised that the program could not see a file that is in the same
>>> directory.
>>>
>>> Regards,  Jim
>>>
>>
>>
>> The problem is ubuntu doesn't run the script from the directory it's in so
>> it's looking for wxPython.jpg somewhere else.
>>
>>
> OK, I mistakenly thought that double-clicking on file in Nautilus would
> take care of the path info.
>
> In my reply above I also mentioned that I tried by dropping it on a
> Launcher on the top panel and that the command the launcher uses is
> usr/bin/python2.6.  Is there a way that the command can be changed so that
> it will look in the same directory the python script is in for any file it
> needs?
>
> Thanks,  Jim


Not sure if you got my previous email but you could try writing the bash
script I posted (with the $1 line to get the path) and setting that as your
launcher, I think it should work.

Let me know if you didn't get it or it doesn't work.

HTH,
Adam.
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