I have been putting my code on github, but I've run into an implementation snag. I run the same code on many computers (including a computer that I do not have root access on).
One piece of code (a bash script) calls some python code like:
python somecode.py
The shell will run the correct version of python, but it won't find somecode.py.
What I've tried:
Fail #1: I tried to add both the directory which contains somecode.py and the full path to the file to the PATH; to no avail. [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Fail #2: I can make it work for one computer ONLY if I add the full path to the correct version of python in the top line:
#!/usr/local/cool/python/version/location
However this breaks it running on any other computer.
Fail #3: I can also make it work if I make the bash script say:
python /full/path/to/github/place/somecode.py
but again, this only works for ONE computer because the paths are different for different computers.
What I really want to do: I want to be able to use the same code (both bash script and somecode.py) on multiple computers.
Any suggestions about how to do this properly is welcome. Thanks!
Solution
Added:
#!/usr/bin/env python
To the top of my somecode.py code;
mv somecode.py somecode
chmod +x somecode
Make sure PATH has /full/path/to/directory/with/somecode.
Bash script now says only:
somecode
and it works.