[Tutor] Linux Programs

[Rick Pasotto]

On Thu, May 03, 2001 at 09:45:34PM -0400, Timothy M. Brauch wrote:
> Okay, I'm slowly making a move from Windows to (Red Hat 7.0) Linux, but
> there are somethings in Linux that I just can't figure out how to do. 
> One of these things is using Python.
> 
> I can open the Python interpreter (by typing 'python' in the terminal
> window).  I can even open Idle when I am running xWindows (I just type
> 'idle' in the terminal).  And, I can write and run programs in Idle.
> 
> But, the problem comes after that.  I can't get my programs to run
> outside of Idle.  I know I have to add a line at the beginning of each
> python file, but I don't know what that line is.  When I wrote Python
> files for a class on the (Mandrake) Linux machines, the line was:
> 
> #!/usr/bin/python

I think the prefered way is:

#!/usr/bin/env python

This should find the appropriate python no matter where it's located.

> This line doesn't work on my computer.  All I get is the file openned in
> a text editor.

Huh? This doesn't make sense to me. In unix you don't get an editor
unless you *ask* for an editor.

How are you trying to run the file?  What is your command line? Or are
you in X and clicking on an icon?

Even without the '#!' line and regardless of the permissions (well, you
do need 'read' permission) you can run your program by entering:

python test.py

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		   Rick Pasotto email: rickp@telocity.com