On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 10:27 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Suppose I have a python script in /usr1/myID/bin and I want to run it from > another folder. If I enter > > python ~myID/bin/myscript > > that works. Is there a way to get by with > > python myscript > > or even > > myscript.py > > I've tried specifying the PYTHONPATH > environmental variable but it seems to be used only for importing modules
it looks like you're on linux - so at the beginning of your script put #!/usr/bin/env python (I believe) and then chmod +x myscript.py then you can call it from the command line. Alternatively you could create a shell script that would execute it with python. HTH, Wayne
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