On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:33 PM, vince spicer <vinces1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:31 PM, vince spicer <vinces1...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Jason Willis >> <chaoticslac...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> hi everyone, >>> >>> sorry for the rather boring question but i'm having serious issues >>> getting my programs to run from the command line without having to type >>> "python" in-front of them. I've tried a lot of different variations on the >>> #!/usr/bin/ etc. line and have come up with the following every time: >>> >>> *[r...@localhost moonshinerat]# mycode.py >>> bash: mycode.py: command not found >>> [r...@localhost moonshinerat]# mycode >>> bash: mycode: command not found >>> [r...@localhost moonshinerat]# >>> >>> I've chmod'ed the program and everything but i still get command not >>> found from the shell. The only thing that does work is ./mycode.py but from >>> what i understand that's been built into linux itself to work that way... >>> >>> please someone let me know what i'm doing wrong here and possibly help?? >>> >>> thanks! >>> >>> * >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >>> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >>> >>> >> try: >> >> ./mycode.py >> >> since i'm guess your current path isn't in the system path >> >> Vince >> >> > Sorry didn't read full post, > > you would have add your program directory to the system path in order to > call the program by name > > you can add this to you bashrc > > export PATH=~/my/program/dir:"${PATH}" > > > Vince > A better description of linux PATH: http://www.linuxheadquarters.com/howto/basic/path.shtml http://www.linfo.org/path_env_var.html Vince
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