Run python script as executable

How do I run Python code as a script? [duplicate]

I need help running python in ubuntu I can run python without a problem in my terminal but when I create a .py file I can’t get it to run.

There are many ways, depending on if the file is executable or not, with shebang or not. Will see if I can quickly find a dupe with an overview.

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How it works (examples for python2 , for python3 , replace all occurrences of python by python3 ):

1. python /path/to/script.py
   • works if file is either executable or not
   • shebang ( #!/usr/bin/env python ) in the head of the script is good practice, but not needed
2. /path/to/script.py
   • works if script is executable
   • shebang is needed ( #!/usr/bin/env python )
3. script.py
   • works if script is in $PATH
   • script needs to be executable
   • filename needs to have extension
   • shebang is needed ( #!/usr/bin/env python )
4. script
   • works if script is in $PATH
   • script needs to be executable
   • filename should have no extension
   • shebang is needed ( #!/usr/bin/env python )

A bit more information: precedence of command, shebang or extension?

The shell can get its information on how to run a script from two sources (in order of precedence):

• The language information in the command: python
• The shebang, in the first line of the script: #!/usr/bin/env python

The language extension however does not play a role(!).

A bash script, correct (language) information in the command, incorrect shebang, incorrect extension:

#!/usr/bin/env python echo 'Monkey eats banana' 

$ sh /path/to/script.py > Monkey eats banana 

#!/usr/bin/env/python print "Monkey eats banana" 

$ /path/to/script.sh > Monkey eats banana 

$ /path/to/script.py > Error: no such file "Monkey" 

Probably you need to make it executable.

To run a python script, use python :

i created a small script with sublime and saved it as test.py if i try to run it in the terminal python test.py I get a message that it isnt found test.py is saved on the desktop

@BitcoinAustria Because most likely terminal’s current location is not ~/Desktop , change its location to ~/Desktop : in a terminal: cd ~/Desktop

This question is answered here: Running Python File in Terminal
If none of these work:

You can save your code as a script in gedit with a .py file extension ie. exampleFile.py

But on the first line add #!/usr/bin/python and save.

Make the script executable by entering

(I usually save scripts in a separate directory and call the directory in the terminal via cd exampleDirectory and then execute scripts in that specific directory)
[also you can check if the script is in your directory by entering the l command in the terminal to list the files in that directory and the script should be green if it executable]

Then you can call the script to be ran in the terminal:

You can replace python with python3 in all the areas that python was listed, if you’d rather prefer that version

In addition, you can use vim or other third party software to write and run python scripts if none of these work.

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Python on Windows FAQ¶

How do I run a Python program under Windows?¶

This is not necessarily a straightforward question. If you are already familiar with running programs from the Windows command line then everything will seem obvious; otherwise, you might need a little more guidance.

Unless you use some sort of integrated development environment, you will end up typing Windows commands into what is referred to as a “Command prompt window”. Usually you can create such a window from your search bar by searching for cmd . You should be able to recognize when you have started such a window because you will see a Windows “command prompt”, which usually looks like this:

The letter may be different, and there might be other things after it, so you might just as easily see something like:

depending on how your computer has been set up and what else you have recently done with it. Once you have started such a window, you are well on the way to running Python programs.

You need to realize that your Python scripts have to be processed by another program called the Python interpreter. The interpreter reads your script, compiles it into bytecodes, and then executes the bytecodes to run your program. So, how do you arrange for the interpreter to handle your Python?

First, you need to make sure that your command window recognises the word “py” as an instruction to start the interpreter. If you have opened a command window, you should try entering the command py and hitting return:

You should then see something like:

Python 3.6.4 (v3.6.4:d48eceb, Dec 19 2017, 06:04:45) [MSC v.1900 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> 

You have started the interpreter in “interactive mode”. That means you can enter Python statements or expressions interactively and have them executed or evaluated while you wait. This is one of Python’s strongest features. Check it by entering a few expressions of your choice and seeing the results:

>>> print("Hello") Hello >>> "Hello" * 3 'HelloHelloHello' 

Many people use the interactive mode as a convenient yet highly programmable calculator. When you want to end your interactive Python session, call the exit() function or hold the Ctrl key down while you enter a Z , then hit the “ Enter ” key to get back to your Windows command prompt.

You may also find that you have a Start-menu entry such as Start ‣ Programs ‣ Python 3.x ‣ Python (command line) that results in you seeing the >>> prompt in a new window. If so, the window will disappear after you call the exit() function or enter the Ctrl — Z character; Windows is running a single “python” command in the window, and closes it when you terminate the interpreter.

Now that we know the py command is recognized, you can give your Python script to it. You’ll have to give either an absolute or a relative path to the Python script. Let’s say your Python script is located in your desktop and is named hello.py , and your command prompt is nicely opened in your home directory so you’re seeing something similar to:

So now you’ll ask the py command to give your script to Python by typing py followed by your script path:

C:\Users\YourName> py Desktop\hello.py hello

How do I make Python scripts executable?¶

On Windows, the standard Python installer already associates the .py extension with a file type (Python.File) and gives that file type an open command that runs the interpreter ( D:\Program Files\Python\python.exe «%1» %* ). This is enough to make scripts executable from the command prompt as ‘foo.py’. If you’d rather be able to execute the script by simple typing ‘foo’ with no extension you need to add .py to the PATHEXT environment variable.

Why does Python sometimes take so long to start?¶

Usually Python starts very quickly on Windows, but occasionally there are bug reports that Python suddenly begins to take a long time to start up. This is made even more puzzling because Python will work fine on other Windows systems which appear to be configured identically.

The problem may be caused by a misconfiguration of virus checking software on the problem machine. Some virus scanners have been known to introduce startup overhead of two orders of magnitude when the scanner is configured to monitor all reads from the filesystem. Try checking the configuration of virus scanning software on your systems to ensure that they are indeed configured identically. McAfee, when configured to scan all file system read activity, is a particular offender.

How do I make an executable from a Python script?¶

See How can I create a stand-alone binary from a Python script? for a list of tools that can be used to make executables.

Is a *.pyd file the same as a DLL?¶

Yes, .pyd files are dll’s, but there are a few differences. If you have a DLL named foo.pyd , then it must have a function PyInit_foo() . You can then write Python “import foo”, and Python will search for foo.pyd (as well as foo.py, foo.pyc) and if it finds it, will attempt to call PyInit_foo() to initialize it. You do not link your .exe with foo.lib, as that would cause Windows to require the DLL to be present.

Note that the search path for foo.pyd is PYTHONPATH, not the same as the path that Windows uses to search for foo.dll. Also, foo.pyd need not be present to run your program, whereas if you linked your program with a dll, the dll is required. Of course, foo.pyd is required if you want to say import foo . In a DLL, linkage is declared in the source code with __declspec(dllexport) . In a .pyd, linkage is defined in a list of available functions.

How can I embed Python into a Windows application?¶

Embedding the Python interpreter in a Windows app can be summarized as follows:

1. Do not build Python into your .exe file directly. On Windows, Python must be a DLL to handle importing modules that are themselves DLL’s. (This is the first key undocumented fact.) Instead, link to python NN .dll ; it is typically installed in C:\Windows\System . NN is the Python version, a number such as “33” for Python 3.3. You can link to Python in two different ways. Load-time linking means linking against python NN .lib , while run-time linking means linking against python NN .dll . (General note: python NN .lib is the so-called “import lib” corresponding to python NN .dll . It merely defines symbols for the linker.) Run-time linking greatly simplifies link options; everything happens at run time. Your code must load python NN .dll using the Windows LoadLibraryEx() routine. The code must also use access routines and data in python NN .dll (that is, Python’s C API’s) using pointers obtained by the Windows GetProcAddress() routine. Macros can make using these pointers transparent to any C code that calls routines in Python’s C API.
2. If you use SWIG, it is easy to create a Python “extension module” that will make the app’s data and methods available to Python. SWIG will handle just about all the grungy details for you. The result is C code that you link into your .exe file (!) You do not have to create a DLL file, and this also simplifies linking.
3. SWIG will create an init function (a C function) whose name depends on the name of the extension module. For example, if the name of the module is leo, the init function will be called initleo(). If you use SWIG shadow classes, as you should, the init function will be called initleoc(). This initializes a mostly hidden helper class used by the shadow class. The reason you can link the C code in step 2 into your .exe file is that calling the initialization function is equivalent to importing the module into Python! (This is the second key undocumented fact.)
4. In short, you can use the following code to initialize the Python interpreter with your extension module.

#include . Py_Initialize(); // Initialize Python. initmyAppc(); // Initialize (import) the helper class. PyRun_SimpleString("import myApp"); // Import the shadow class. 

Py_INCREF(Py_None); _resultobj = Py_None; return _resultobj; 

Alas, Py_None is a macro that expands to a reference to a complex data structure called _Py_NoneStruct inside pythonNN.dll. Again, this code will fail in a mult-compiler environment. Replace such code by:

How do I keep editors from inserting tabs into my Python source?¶

The FAQ does not recommend using tabs, and the Python style guide, PEP 8, recommends 4 spaces for distributed Python code; this is also the Emacs python-mode default.

Under any editor, mixing tabs and spaces is a bad idea. MSVC is no different in this respect, and is easily configured to use spaces: Take Tools ‣ Options ‣ Tabs , and for file type “Default” set “Tab size” and “Indent size” to 4, and select the “Insert spaces” radio button.

Python raises IndentationError or TabError if mixed tabs and spaces are causing problems in leading whitespace. You may also run the tabnanny module to check a directory tree in batch mode.

How do I check for a keypress without blocking?¶

Use the msvcrt module. This is a standard Windows-specific extension module. It defines a function kbhit() which checks whether a keyboard hit is present, and getch() which gets one character without echoing it.

How do I solve the missing api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll error?¶

This can occur on Python 3.5 and later when using Windows 8.1 or earlier without all updates having been installed. First ensure your operating system is supported and is up to date, and if that does not resolve the issue, visit the Microsoft support page for guidance on manually installing the C Runtime update.

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