Cron job fails to run python script

Question

I can't get cron to run my Python script. Below is my crontab entry:

0 22 * * * /usr/bin/python3.5 /home/gmoreno/hue.py > /tmp/log

Syslog shows the crontab run at set time but my Hue lights don't turn on. When I run the script manually the lights turn on.

I've tried /usr/bin/python instead of the /usr/bin/python3.5 and had the same result — Gabriel Moreno, Commented Feb 16, 2017 at 6:44
That's the thing I don't get an error in syslog and /tmp/log is empty. — Gabriel Moreno, Commented Feb 16, 2017 at 6:50
edit your crontab with 0 22 * * * /usr/bin/python3.5 /home/gmoreno/hue.py >> /tmp/log 2>&1 — d a i s y, Commented Feb 16, 2017 at 6:55
Thanks Lnux I was able to figure out what the problem was with that. I had been scratching my head for hours on this. — Gabriel Moreno, Commented Feb 16, 2017 at 7:09

Kevin Bowen · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-10 00:14:07Z

-1

set path in crontab,

PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
0 22 * * * /usr/bin/python3.5 /home/gmoreno/hue.py

Kevin Bowen

19.7k57 gold badges79 silver badges83 bronze badges

answered Jul 9, 2019 at 23:14

allen yang

1

Add a comment |

1 Answer 1