In windows to make one of my codes execute all I have to do is double click on the file. However, I can't seem to figure out how to do a similar task in Ubuntu.
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A:
Make sure you have #!/usr/bin/env python as the first line of your script, then in your shell do:
chmod +x file.py
./file.py
Wooble
2010-08-30 19:10:26
To the OP: This is what you need, just don't forget to add something along the lines of `#! /usr/bin/python` as the first line. the `#!` is the unix-y way of telling the computer what executable is needed to run the script.
Joe Kington
2010-08-30 19:12:52
Merge the comment into the answer and we're done.
delnan
2010-08-30 19:14:43
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A:
.pyw files are just .py files that have been renamed so that Windows file associations will launch them with the console-free Python interpreter instead of the regular one.
To get run-on-doubleclick working on Ubuntu, first, you need to make sure the kernel sees the script as executable and knows what to do with it. To do that:
- Use either the Nautilus file properties dialog or the chmod command to mark it executable (
chmod +x whatever.pyw) - Make sure that the first line in the file says
#!/usr/bin/env python(See wikipedia for more info) - Make sure the file was saved with Unix-style LF (
\n) line-endings rather than DOS/Windows-style CRLF (\r\n) line-endings. (The kernel expects Unix-style line endings for step 2 and, if you forget, it sees the CR (\r) character as part of the path and errors out)
You can test whether you've completed these steps properly by running your script in a terminal window. (cd to the directory it's in and run ./your_script.pyw)
If it works, then Nautilus should just automatically display an "Edit or run?" dialog when you double-click. However, it's been a while since I've used GNOME, so I can't be sure.
If it doesn't, try renaming the file to .py. (I remember Nautilus having a "Extension matches header?" safety check which may not be aware that .pyw is a valid synonym for .py)
ssokolow
2010-08-30 19:23:25