Running Python File in Terminal
Trying to learn how to run my scripts through Ubuntu's terminal regularly. That being said I am familiar with bash, wget, and awk being called but how do I call python files to run in the terminal? I would like to learn this but I am unsure on where to research it. I have a .pyw file that references several .py files in a folder.
Solution 1:
Option 1: Call the interpreter
- For Python 2:
python <filename>.py - For Python 3:
python3 <filename>.py
Option 2: Let the script call the interpreter
- Make sure the first line of your file has
#!/usr/bin/env python. - Make it executable -
chmod +x <filename>.py. - And run it as
./<filename>.py
Solution 2:
Just prefix the script's filename with python. E.g.:
python filename.py
Solution 3:
It's also worth mentioning that by adding a -i flag after python, you can keep your session running for further coding. Like this:
python -i <file_name.py>
Solution 4:
python <filename.py>
pyw should run in the same manner, I think. You can also start an interactive console with just
python
Also, you can avoid having to invoke python explicitly by adding a shebang at the top of the script:
#!/usr/bin/env python
... or any number of variations thereof