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lightning
Asked: 2013-03-16 17:50:49 +0800 CST

How do I run a py file with pico in the terminal?

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I got this when I tried to open a .py file on the terminal line I edited in pico:

lightning@rigel5:~$ ./hello.py
bash: ./hello.py: Permission denied

How can I easily open a .py file from the pico editor in the terminal and run it in the python interpreter?

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  1. Best Answer

    How to open the file with Pico:

    In the terminal enter pico file where file is the path and the name of the file that you're trying to open with the editor.

    How to run the python script from terminal:

    There are a couples of ways to do it, one of them is:

    1. Give execution permissions to the file entering chmod +x file.py
    2. Run the script with ./file.py

    Another way is using the python interpreter:

    1. Enter python file.py

    NOTE: In all commands replace file with your're file name

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  2. if your file is in home, use 

    sudo chmod 755 "your_file.py"
./"your_file.py"
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