Problems running Python script via Cygwin

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I'm trying to run my Python scripts via Cygwin from Windows. I'm getting the following error when running Python. The problem is when running Python via Cygwin it then runs the command via the Windows instance of Python i.e. C:\Python32\python.exe which then can't find the py file I'm linking to using the Cygwin way.

$ /cygdrive/c/Python32/python /cygdrive/c/elf/GIT/src/sfgenctl.py
C:\Python32\python.exe: can't open file '/cygdrive/c/elf/GIT/src/sfgenctl.py':
[Errno 2] No such file or directory

Is there a way around this?

Thanks

icktoofay · Answer 1 · 2012-08-30T02:32:05.653

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Use cygpath to convert it to Windows paths before passing it to python.exe:

/cygdrive/c/Python32/python "`cygpath -w /cygdrive/c/elf/GIT/src/sfgenctl.py`"

edited Aug 30 '12 at 02:32

answered Aug 30 '12 at 02:26

icktoofay

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or you could just use windows path to start with ... cygwin understands it ... just doesnt like it much – Joran Beasley Aug 30 '12 at 03:19
@Joran: I was assuming that the path was being dynamically generated by some other program. If it really is just a constant, then sure, change it yourself. – icktoofay Aug 30 '12 at 03:23

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 01 '16 at 10:59

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I solve it by:

Go into the folder where the script is. cd /cygdrive/c/elf/GIT/src/
run python -i sfgenctl.py

Notice the -i flag.

answered Feb 01 '16 at 10:59

Aminah Nuraini

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 30 '12 at 04:59

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Simple way of doing this was to install the Python Cygwin add on. Thanks for the helo guys.

answered Aug 30 '12 at 04:59

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