I have a python script that runs fine when I am executing it from within a virtualenv but fails with the error "ImportError no module named oauthlib.oauth2..." I believe that the cron job needs to activate the virtual environment or that it is somehow related. I have tried many suggestions found on this site but without success. I am missing something and it's probably trivial. The cron job runs as root and the code is under a different user. I am not sure how to solve this. Your help is truly appreciated.
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You're right, you have to tell cron to start (if it isn't already) and use the virtual env. – Steampunkery Feb 08 '17 at 15:29
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I start the job and it runs the code but errors when it calls the module dependency "oauthlib.outh2" – Leo Feb 08 '17 at 15:39
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What command are you telling cron to run? – Steampunkery Feb 08 '17 at 15:41
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* * * * * /usr/bin/python /home/myusername/projects/wl01/wl_cron.py >> /tmp/cron_output 2>&1 – Leo Feb 08 '17 at 16:00
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Thanks! I'll take a look. – Steampunkery Feb 08 '17 at 16:01
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You can use the python that is in your virtualenv like so:
/srv/.virtual/wl/bin/python /home/myusername/projects/wl01/wl_cron.py >> /tmp/cron_output 2>&1
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I am receiving errors related to different parts of the code. But you have helped me get past the error related to my original question. – Leo Feb 08 '17 at 16:38