Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-25 Thread Wolf Halton
An oddity of the PATH variable in Linux (or at least Ubuntu) is that there is a folder in PATH called /home/~/bin. The ~ is replaced with your profile name. If you create that folder and put the file into it, you can invoke it from anywhere in the filesystem with just its name. On Tue, May 24, 2

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Walter Prins
Hi Hank, On 24 May 2011 15:15, Hank Wilkinson wrote: > Yes, I would love to know why it doesn't work, or what I'm doing wrong. > > John-Wilkinsons-iMac:p31summerfield wilkinson$ cat hello.py > #!/usr/bin/env python > > print("Hello world") > John-Wilkinsons-iMac:p31summerfield wilkinson$ chmod +

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Hank Wilkinson
Yes, I would love to know why it doesn't work, or what I'm doing wrong. John-Wilkinsons-iMac:p31summerfield wilkinson$ cat hello.py #!/usr/bin/env python print("Hello world") John-Wilkinsons-iMac:p31summerfield wilkinson$ chmod +X hello.py John-Wilkinsons-iMac:p31summerfield wilkinson$ ./hello.py

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Walter Prins
On 24 May 2011 14:51, Hank Wilkinson wrote: > Thank you, I changed the first line to: > #!/usr/bin/env/python3 > then I tried again: > John-Wilkinsons-iMac:p31summerfield wilkinson$ ./hello.py > -bash: ./hello.py: /usr/bin/env/python3^M: bad interpreter: Not a directory > John-Wilkinsons-iMac:p31

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Walter Prins
On 24 May 2011 14:53, Hank Wilkinson wrote: > Thank you. > John-Wilkinsons-iMac:p31summerfield wilkinson$ which python > /opt/local/bin/python > > OK excellent.So you can either use '#!/opt/local/bin/python' in your script, or alternatively '/usr/bin/env python' (presuming that you have 'env'

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Hank Wilkinson
Thank you. John-Wilkinsons-iMac:p31summerfield wilkinson$ which python /opt/local/bin/python On May 24, 2011, at 9:27 AM, Walter Prins wrote: > The problem likely is as intimated by the error message that your python > interpreter not called "/usr/local/bin/python3.1" but I'd offhand guess, >

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Hank Wilkinson
to... > > #!/usr/local/bin/python3 > > ...you should get along much better! :) > > S. > > -Original Message- > From: Hank Wilkinson [mailto:hwilkin...@triad.rr.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 2:25 PM > To: Flynn, Stephen (L & P - IT) > Cc: t

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Peter Otten
Hank Wilkinson wrote: > I am trying to do script in python using "./" > Here is a session showing "bad interpreter: No such file or directory" > Is this a python question/problem? It's a bash problem. The shell cannot cope with Windows line endings: ^M in the error message stands for chr(13) or

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Christian Witts
On 2011/05/24 03:10 PM, Hank Wilkinson wrote: I am trying to do script in python using "./" Here is a session showing "bad interpreter: No such file or directory" Is this a python question/problem? Last login: Sat May 21 14:22:49 on ttys000 John-Wilkinsons-iMac:~ wilkinson$ cd /Users/wilkinson/

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Flynn, Stephen (L & P - IT)
From: Hank Wilkinson [mailto:hwilkin...@triad.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 2:25 PM To: Flynn, Stephen (L & P - IT) Cc: tutor@python.org Subject: Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./" John-Wilkinsons-iMac:p31summerfield wilkinson$ ls -al /usr/local/bin/python ls: /usr

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Joel Goldstick
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Hank Wilkinson wrote: > I am trying to do script in python using "./" > Here is a session showing "bad interpreter: No such file or directory" > Is this a python question/problem? > > Last login: Sat May 21 14:22:49 on ttys000 > John-Wilkinsons-iMac:~ wilkinson$ cd

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Hank Wilkinson
John-Wilkinsons-iMac:p31summerfield wilkinson$ ls -al /usr/local/bin/python ls: /usr/local/bin/python: No such file or directory John-Wilkinsons-iMac:p31summerfield wilkinson$ ls -al /usr/local/bin/python3 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 69 Mar 21 13:45 /usr/local/bin/python3 -> ../../../Library/Framew

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Hank Wilkinson
Here is what you asked me: John-Wilkinsons-iMac:p31summerfield wilkinson$ ls -al /usr/local/bin/pytho* lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 69 Mar 21 13:45 /usr/local/bin/python3 -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.1/bin/python3 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 76 Mar 21 13:45 /usr/local/bi

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Walter Prins
The problem likely is as intimated by the error message that your python interpreter not called "/usr/local/bin/python3.1" but I'd offhand guess, probably "/usr/local/bin/python". (Indeed, you run the interpreter yourself as "python" not "python3.1" so you should not be using "python3.1" in your s

Re: [Tutor] python scripting using "./"

2011-05-24 Thread Flynn, Stephen (L & P - IT)
What is your Python executable called? You refer to it as "python" on the command line but your "#!" line in your script refers to the executable as "python3.1". tried it with just "python" in the #! Line? Check the output of 'ls -al /usr/local/bin/pytho*'... S. -Original Message- From: