Nov 6, 2023 · I'm trying to use variables and settings from that file, not to invoke a separate process. Well, simply importing the file with import filename (minus .py, needs to be in the same directory or on your PYTHONPATH) will run the file, making its variables, functions, classes, etc. available in the filename.variable namespace.

just to add a bit of detail to case #1: say you want to import fileB.py into fileA.py. assuming the files are in the same directory, inside fileA you'd write import fileB. then, inside fileA, you can call any function inside fileB like so: fileB.name_of_your_func(). there's more options and details of course, but this will get you up and running.

Feb 29, 2012 · Since you seem to be on windows you can do this so python <filename.py>. Check that python's bin folder is in your PATH, or you can do c:\python23\bin\python <filename.py>. Python is an interpretive language and so you need the interpretor to run your file, much like you need java runtime to run a jar file.

It just has code that should execute when the script itself is run. There are no functions, classes, methods, etc. I have another script which runs as a service. I want to call test1.py from the script running as a service. For example: File test1.py: print "I am a test" print "see! I do nothing productive." File service.py:

I try to run a .bat file in Windows using Python script. ask.bat file: Application.exe work.xml I write Python code: import os os.system("D:\xxx1\xxx2XMLnew\otr.bat ") Output: when try to run the file its just give a blink of the command prompt, and the work is not performing. Note: I try with alternate slashes also, but it is not working.

Done with python_file.py. Done with python_file1.py. I use this usually when I have to run multiple python files with different arguments, pre defined. Note: Just a quick heads up on what's going on here: python_file.py argument1 argument2 argument3 >> testpy-output.txt && echo "completed with python_file.py" .

Nov 5, 2013 · I have written a simple python program using IDLE to run it from command line. I don't have permission to save .py file in python directory (C:\program files\python33) so I saved it to C:\Pyscripts. Also python was already been added to the PATH and I can run a simple print ("Hello") in command line. I have saved this line into a py file and ...

Oct 12, 2016 · Anaconda should add itself to the PATH variable so you can start any .py file with "python yourpythonfile.py" and it should work from any folder. Alternatively download pycharm community edition, open your python file there and run it. Make sure to have python.exe added as interpreter in the settings.

Feb 8, 2021 · import subprocess cmd = "c:\\file.exe" process = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, creationflags=0x08000000) process.wait() On Windows platforms, creationflags=0x08000000 is an optional parameter that suppresses the launch of a window, which can be useful if the program you are calling does not need to be directly seen.

Jun 22, 2013 · To run a python script in a python shell such as Idle or in a Django shell you can do the following using the exec() function. Exec() executes a code object argument. A code object in Python is simply compiled Python code. So you must first compile your script file and then execute it using exec(). From your shell: