I have to call an executable file in Ubuntu... Just learned how to make this work by using subprocess.Popen in windows. Now, I need to repeat this step in Ubuntu.
I have used the following Python command:
a=subprocess.Popen("filename.exe",shell=0)
The return is
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/untitled0.py", line 29, in <module>
a=subprocess.Popen("filename.exe",shell=0)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1249, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error
If I change shell=1, there are no complaints, but no output files are generated either.
I have checked the type of this file using file filename.exe
It returned:
filename.exe: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV),
dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.9, not
stripped
So is it possible to call it using subprocess.Popen in Ubuntu?
Quickly reading the python docs, it looks like your doing the right thing, so the . How about trying to exec say /bin/false which should be a known working exe on your system. If that works, then your exe is likely wrong ( perhaps 64bit on a 32 bit system)
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I have a python script that uses a package called flopy. My script generates a series of inputs to a fortran executable. Flopy writes these into text files and then calls the fortran executable, which uses the text files to run a model.
I'm using a mac (OSX) and I downloaded python 2.7 from python.org- i.e. I'm not using the Apple system version of python. The version of python I'm using is in Library/Frameworks/Python.Frameworks/
I can run my script if I call it from the Terminal window (by typing:
Python myscriptname.py
However if I run my script through IDLE (the version that came with python which I downloaded it) it returns an error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/neilthomas/RotatedModel_v4_Tr_mfnwt.py", line 355, in <module>
success, mfoutput = mf.run_model(silent=False, pause=False)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/flopy/mbase.py", line 638, in run_model
normal_msg=normal_msg)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/flopy/mbase.py", line 1034, in run_model
stdout=sp.PIPE, stderr=sp.STDOUT, cwd=model_ws)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 710, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1335, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
The file 'mfnwt' absolutely does exist. I'm sure I'm missing something obvious, but is there something I need to do to allow IDLE to run programs/subprocesses via the shell it uses? Thanks.
The problem here is that you have to identify the specific MODFLOW executable file you are calling ('mfnwt' in your case). I do the same with a MODFLOW 2000 file:
mf = flopy.modflow.mf.Modflow(modelname,namefile_ext='nam',version='mf2k',exe_name='/home/MODFLOW-and-related-codes/build-08/bin-windows/mf2k.exe')
In your case, you would do something similar, only replacing the version='mf2k' and exe_name=path to match where you are storing your MODFLOW file.
See the documentation for further details: https://modflowpy.github.io/flopydoc/mf.html
I have been trying to install the mlabwrap Python library, but keep on running into the following error when I run the setup.py file using the command python setup.py install in the terminal:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "setup.py", line 130, in <module>
queried_version, queried_dir, queried_platform_dir = matlab_params(cmd, WINDOWS, extra_args)
File "setup.py", line 93, in matlab_params
error = call(cmd, **extra_args)
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 522, in call
return Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs).wait()
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 710, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1335, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
I have done some investigation, and found the following forum post: https://sourceforge.net/p/mlabwrap/mailman/message/29077359/ to resolve the issue. Following the advice in this thread, I changed the following things in the setup.py file:
__version__ = '7.3'
and
MATLAB_DIR = '/Applications/MATLAB_R2015a.app'
I have a feeling that the problem is related to finding the directory that matlab is located in, but I seem to be unable to resolve this. I didn't change my $PATH variable because I was a little confused by the advice given in the thread. Any insight would be much appreciated!
In order to install mlabwrap, you must modify the setup.py file to:
MATLAB_COMMAND = '/Applications/MATLAB_R2015a.app/bin/matlab' # specify a full path if not in PATH
MATLAB_VERSION = 7.3 # e.g: 6 (one of (6, 6.5, 7, 7.3))
# 7.3 includes later versions as well
MATLAB_DIR= '/Applications/MATLAB_R2015a.app/' # e.g: '/usr/local/matlab'; 'c:/matlab6'
PLATFORM_DIR='maci64' # e.g: 'glnx86'; r'win32/microsoft/msvc60'
EXTRA_COMPILE_ARGS=None # e.g: ['-G']
The parameters may change depending on what version of MATLAB you are using and what operating system you are using.
I am using Centos 7.0 and have installed Eclipse Kepler in the Pydev environment. I want to run a simple c shell script through Python using subprocess as follows:
import subprocess
subprocess.call(["./test1.csh"])
This c shell script executes in the terminal and also if I run command like "ls" or ""pwd then I get the correct output e.g.
subprocess.call(["ls"]) # give me the list of all files
subprocess.call(["pwd"]) # gives me the location of current directory.
But when I run subprocess.call(["./test1.csh"]), I get the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/nishant/workspace/codec_implement/src/NTTool/raw2waveconvert.py", line 8, in <module>
subprocess.call(["./test1.csh"])
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 524, in call
return Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs).wait()
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 711, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1308, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied
Where am I going wrong? Please suggest
Make sure that the file test1.csh is executable. As Lukas Graf commented, also check the shebang (#!...) in the first line.
To confirm that, before run it through Python, run it in the shell.
$ ls -l test1.csh
...
$ ./test1.csh
The current working directory will be different from when you run it in the terminal. Specify the full path of the shell script. Or change the working directory configuration in the PyDev.
UPDATE
Prepend the shell executable:
import subprocess
subprocess.call(["csh", "./test1.csh"])
I have OSX and am running the python script out of the Unix shell
I'm running a python code that should open an application. I've been testing with Firefox.app and have been getting
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/brennan/Desktop/Coding/Wilix/wilix.py", line 453, in <module>
subprocess.call(["open -a "+cp2])
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 493, in call
return Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs).wait()
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1228, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
My code is:
subprocess.call(["open -a "+cp2])
where cp2 is user input. (Firefox in this case)
if I cd into the programs directory and then do
open -a Firefox
firefox opens fine.
if I change my code to
subprocess.call(["open -a Firefox"])
I still get the error message.
You're passing open -a Firefox as one argument, as if you ran this in the shell:
$ "open -a Firefox"
You need to split up the items:
subprocess.call(['open', '-a', 'Firefox'])
Try giving the full path of firefox app.
It's wrong to use subprocess.call without shell=True or providing command as a list. Please, take a look at first examples in the docs:
http://docs.python.org/2/library/subprocess.html
Full path to Firefox may be needed or may be not needed.
I've downloaded PyTesser and extracted it.
I was in the pytesser_v0.0.1 folder and tried to run the sample usage code in the python interpreter:
from pytesser import *
print image_file_to_string('fnord.tif')
and the output:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "pytesser.py", line 44, in image_file_to_string
call_tesseract(filename, scratch_text_name_root)
File "pytesser.py", line 21, in call_tesseract
proc = subprocess.Popen(args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1259, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
NOTE: I'm in Ubuntu 12.10 with Python 2.7.3
can anyone help me understand this error, and what can I do to fix it ?
This isn't as well documented as it could be, but if you are not on Windows you need to install the tesseract binary for your platform. On Ubuntu and other Debian based Linux distributions, apt-get install tesseract-ocr. Then you can run:
python pytesser.py
which uses the test files phototest.tif, fnord.tif and fonts_test.png to test the library.
For beginners on windows to use pytesseract:
Open command prompt
Type: pip install pytesseract
(this will install pytesseract last version module on your python easily)
Go to this link and download and install tesseract-ocr engine:
https://code.google.com/p/tesseract-ocr/downloads/detail?name=tesseract-ocr-setup-3.02.02.exe&can=2&q=
Now you are ready to use pytesseract
For more information and see code example check this link:
http://www.manejandodatos.es/2014/11/ocr-python-easy/