Trying to run script on terminal that includes code to open a browser and search

Question

I made a file with python to open the browser and search on google. When I go into my 'Python' directory and run the file it works just fine. I copied that file to my home directory and used the chmod 755 so that I can execute using ./filename but when I execute it does nothing, no errors occur though.

So why does the file not execute and bring up the browser when I use ./filename vs running the file in its home directory with python filename.py?

I am also getting this error now when trying to execute with ./filename format

./google.py: line 1: import: command not found from: can't read /var/mail/selenium ./google.py: line 4: syntax error near unexpected token (' ./google.py: line 4:search1 = ' '.join(sys.argv)[9:]' Code here:

'''
import sys
from selenium import webdriver
search1 = ' '.join(sys.argv)[9:]
driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=r'/users/roughcaster/Downloads/chromedriver')
driver.get('https://www.google.com')
driver.maximize_window()
search = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="tsf"]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div/div[2]/input')
search.click()
search.send_keys(search1)
submit = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="tsf"]/div[2]/div[1]/div[3]/center/input[1]')
submit.click()
'''

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 09 '19 at 06:20

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When you run script as ./filename shebang is used to detect what application should execute this script. Try to add #!/usr/bin/env python as the first line of the script

answered Oct 09 '19 at 06:20

P. Dmitry

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from: can't read /var/mail/selenium ./google.py: line 4: syntax error near unexpected token `(' ./google.py: line 4: `search1 = ' '.join(sys.argv)[9:]' – Roughcaster Oct 09 '19 at 06:30
This is the error that is coming up now but i havent changed the code from when it worked in the python directory – Roughcaster Oct 09 '19 at 06:30
@Roughcaster Is your script long? If no, can you add it's content in your post? Else show at least first lines – P. Dmitry Oct 09 '19 at 06:34
@Roughcaster There should be three backticks before the first line of code and three backticks after – P. Dmitry Oct 09 '19 at 06:41
@Roughcaster Sorry, have no ideas, what can be wrong – P. Dmitry Oct 09 '19 at 06:43

Trying to run script on terminal that includes code to open a browser and search

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