Search path for python script

[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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