Using crontab but python3 running path is root diretory

Question

Here is my python code: /root/project/test.py

file = open('./test.txt', 'a')
file.write('Hello World\n')
file.close()

when I use crontab

* * * * * python3 /root/project/test.py

to run the python demo

I want the test.txt to be created and writed in the /root/project/ but actually it is created and writed in the /root/

I am so sad. How can I do it without change the python code?

https://stackoverflow.com/a/1270970/1390548 see if this helps — Jawad, Dec 09 '19 at 22:51
Somehow the current directory must be /root/ when this cron job is executed. Try to find out why, and fix it. As an alternate, even "* * * * * cd /root/project/; python3 test.py" should work — Shoonya, Dec 09 '19 at 23:00

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 10 '19 at 06:43

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When you run cron record for particular user it use home directory of this user. You can try two different approaches:

do cd in the cron record: * * * * * cd /root/project; python3 test.py
set path (absolute or relative in your code): file = open('project/test.txt', 'a') or file = open('/root/project/test.txt', 'a')

answered Dec 10 '19 at 06:43

Romeo Ninov

@lch-howger iff you are happy with my answer feel free to upvore and/or accept the answer – Romeo Ninov Dec 10 '19 at 13:06

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