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Strange issues with using crontab to run a python script
I'm working on a project that needs to run headless - I need to run a python script "main.py" within a virtual environment at boot. I decided to use crontab to do this. My crontab line is as ...
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Why isn't the display environment starting with this script at boot?
I have a Raspberry Pi 4 running Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) I have a Python script in a shell file launcher.sh (with executable for all permissions) that runs happily without complaint if I ...
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rc. local not working
I have an issue with opening Python script at startup. I have added python /home/serhii/Desktop/Packed/Hello.py & to rc.local and the script does not open. But, the command sudo pigpiod is working....
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Can't play song on startup using Python and rc.local
I have a python app called main.py, that runs upon startup using rc.local. During this app's runtime, it runs an external bash script 'play.sh' that runs vlc to play a song. The code in the 'play.sh' ...
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If I start a script using audostart where do my logs go?
I've added an entry to my /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart file as follows: @lxpanel --profile LXDE-pi @pcmanfm --desktop --profile LXDE-pi @xscreensaver -no-splash @/usr/bin/python /home/pi/...
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python script does not start at boot
I follow this blog to the t to start a python script on startup. (Rasperi pi4B OS 64bit) my launcher.sh works fine she trying sh launcher.sh the file looks like: cd /home/pi/Documents PYTHONPATH=/home/...
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launcher.sh behaves differently @reboot than calling with sh
I was send here from Stackoverflow. Thank you for your help. I am using a launcher.sh for a raspberrypi 4B with Raspi os x64 to start a python script in a python env on startup. But setting the ...
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Trying to run a python program on boot - error file location?
I have edited rclocal to include this line: python3 /path/to/my/program.py & I used an ampersand as my program has an infinite loop. The program never runs though. The program: import RPi.GPIO as ...
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Python script runs in rc.local, but won't save file, Works from command line
I have a python script that saves values from a MPU6050 sensor to a csv, and then zips the file. When I run it from Thonny or direct from the command line, it works. When I run from rc.local at ...
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How to run python script at startup?
I've been all over the internet looking for a solution for this but everybody seems to have different answers and none of them work. I have a python script that emits audio through the headphone jack ...
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camera program gives error when run in /etc/profile but the program runs fine
This is the error I get : picamera.exc.PiCameraMMALError: Failed to enable connection: Out of resources import numpy as np import os from picamera import PiCamera from time import sleep from gpiozero ...
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Raspberry locked in Blackscreen after editing /etc/profile
Im Working on a Project, that on buttonpress via GPIO things would happen. I got it working and wanted to add a way, that the Program starts on boot up. A quick search later i found this Video: https:/...
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Configure Pi to boot up and run script when plugged in without login
How can i set up my pi zero, so that if I plug it in, it runs a python program, without having to login etc? The project goal is a device that plays an audio file on the push of a hardware button. I ...
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Trouble running a python script at startup
For context, I am using a Raspberry Pi 2 model B, and I am trying to run a continuous python script when the pi boots up. The script uses the GPIO Pins, and with the data it recieves, it changes ...
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Don't understand error trying to run a shell script on startup
I have a program that I want to run when the Pi starts up; it is the only program I expect to run in this environment; when the program ends, the Pi can shut down (after I'm done debugging things). ...
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