Im interested if there is a way to run a python script when you open a terminal window. For example
print "hello world"
Every time i open a terminal, hello world would appear.
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Windows? Linux? cygwin? Gnome Terminal? Konsole? xterm? bash? sh?Aran-Fey– Aran-Fey2015-01-19 23:48:18 +00:00Commented Jan 19, 2015 at 23:48
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If you are using bash, anything you put in your ~/.bashrc file will be run when you open the terminal, i.e.
python my_script.py
will execute the script my_script.py.
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Eigenvalue
Hi I did this then did . .bashrc and it executed my program in the window. However, i then opened another terminal and the program didnt run.
Every time i open a terminal, hello world would appear.
Just do:
clrscr("Hello World") # or whatever string you want
anywhere in any of your python scripts.
To achieve this effect, you have to do the following 2 things
1- For sake of portability you have to make a small module as shown below-
# goodManners.py
from os import system as command # for calling to system's terminal
from platform import system as osName # for getting the OS's name
def clrscr(text):
if osName()=='Windows':
command('cls')
else:
command('clear')
print(text)
2- Now in your ~/.bashrc:
export PYTHONSTARTUP=$HOME/.pythonstartup
and put your python code in $HOME/.pythonstartup, like:
from goodManners import clrscr
