Search path for python script

[grt]

I'm new to python, running it under cygwin. This must be easy but I
haven't figured it out. I'm trying to run a script by typing:

python test.py

where test.py is in a directory I've added to PYTHONPATH, but test.py
is not found. Perhaps PYTHONPATH only applies to modules imported
within a script. I didn't notice an option to python to search the
standard path, like Perl -S.

How is this done?

[BartlebyScrivener]

On Sep 12, 4:40 pm, grt <[e-mail]:

>
I'm trying to run a script by typing:

python test.py

What happens if you just type:

test.py or test

and hit Enter?

rd

[grt]

On Sep 12, 4:06 pm, BartlebyScrivener <[e-mail]:

On Sep 12, 4:40 pm, grt <[e-mail]:

I'm trying to run a script by typing:

python test.py

What happens if you just type:

test.py or test

and hit Enter?

rd

test gives the error: command not found.
test.py gives the error: no such file.

[Steve Holden]

grt wrote:

I'm new to python, running it under cygwin. This must be easy but I
haven't figured it out. I'm trying to run a script by typing:

python test.py

where test.py is in a directory I've added to PYTHONPATH, but test.py
is not found. Perhaps PYTHONPATH only applies to modules imported
within a script. I didn't notice an option to python to search the
standard path, like Perl -S.

How is this done?

The PYTHONPATH is only used to augment sys.path, which in turn is only
used for locating modules to import.

If you want to locate scripts then just put them on your PATH, and make
sure they are +x with a shebang line (#!/usr/bin/env python is the
commonest) at the head.

regards
Steve
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[Peter Otten]

Am Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:40:30 -0700 schrieb grt:

I'm new to python, running it under cygwin. This must be easy but I
haven't figured it out. I'm trying to run a script by typing:

python test.py

where test.py is in a directory I've added to PYTHONPATH, but test.py
is not found. Perhaps PYTHONPATH only applies to modules imported
within a script. I didn't notice an option to python to search the
standard path, like Perl -S.

How is this done?

python -m test

Peter

[WGWhalley]

This works for me under cygwin.

Start the script with the line
#! /usr/bin/python

Place the script in a directory shown by the command
echo $PATH

Invoke the script using its name, i.e.

test.py