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Flashback

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Registered: 2013-12-25

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Run Python script at start-up

Hello,

First of all I would like to let you know that I am a Newbie with Linux and Python. I have a Python script on my Raspberry Pi running on Arch Linux. To start the script, I use this command:

sudo pythong2 screen/screen.py

and it works perfectly. Now, my question is, how I can run this script automatically on start-up?

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: Run Python script at start-up

Arch Linux doesn't run on ARM: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=153431

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Autostarting
You have to post what exactly do you mean by 'start-up': booting to console, straight to X - if so, what WM / DE etc.

jasonwryan

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Registered: 2009-05-09

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Re: Run Python script at start-up

Not a Programming issue, moving to NC...

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Mr.Elendig

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Re: Run Python script at start-up

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sy … vice_files

Asuming your script is something that should be run at startup, and not at login by your user.

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Alber

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Registered: 2011-11-11

Posts: 227

Re: Run Python script at start-up

Hello

I have a Python program running in an Raspberry. (As Mr.Elending, Karol points) It starts at startup, not at login, and it keeps running.
I'll tell what I've done, but surely is very interesting read more about it.

You must use a system's de service unit. Locate it in /etc/systemd/system.
Example:
/etc/systemd/system/ana-server.service

[Unit]
Description=Servidor TCP/IP-Serie para la comunicacion con los sensores del Arduino
After=syslog.target network.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/share/analog/analogArduinoServer.py
Restart=on-abort
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Try first with

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl start ana-server.service

If it works, do the next to it start at boot:

systemctl enable ana-server.service

About the Python script:
In my case I've change its permissions to executable.
Too, I think, you can put in parameter ExecStart=python /usr/share/analog/analogArduinoServer.py
You can move your Python script to another place.

Last edited by Alber (2014-01-05 17:58:14)

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