Starting a python script with crontab.

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Here is the python.

#/usr/bin/env python2.7
import time

from twisted.internet import reactor
from twisted.web.server import Site
from twisted.web.resource import Resource

class ClockPage(Resource):
        isLeaf = True
        def render_GET(self, request):
                return "<html><body>%s</body></html>" % (time.ctime(),)

resource = ClockPage()
factory = Site(resource)
reactor.listenTCP(38123, factory)
reactor.run()

and here is the crontab line,

*/2 * * * * /home/username/webapps/app/main.py

it works from the command line and the */2 is for testing purposes.

Edit: commandline that works

python2.7 /home/username/webapps/twistedtest/main.py

commandline that doesn't work (with chmod 777 main.py, again for testing)

/home/username/webapps/twistedtest/main.py

here is the error I get.

import: unable to open X server `' @ import.c/ImportImageCommand/359.
/home/username/webapps/twistedtest/main.py: line 4: from: command not found
/home/username/webapps/twistedtest/main.py: line 5: from: command not found
/home/username/webapps/twistedtest/main.py: line 6: from: command not found
/home/username/webapps/twistedtest/main.py: line 9: syntax error near unexpected token `('

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0	Per the comments, the first line of the script was missing the "!" :) permanent link answered 29 Feb '12, 09:30 seanf 12.2k●4●21●36 accept rate: 37%

Starting a python script with crontab.

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