how to autorun a python program in raspberry pi when power supply is ON

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how to autorun a python program in raspberry pi when power supply is ON. we followed the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iU9TnYFOV0 but it is not working

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Check http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/23451/rpi-b-java-application-at-boot-time/23452#23452 That should help. If something comes up, feel free to edit your question to ask that! — Ghanima, Jan 08 '15 at 13:39
When Power is ON = when the system is booting (assuming anything won't fail before). There are tons of tutorials on the web about making linux run a shell command on startup. As you know, executing a python script is nothing else than firing a command. Just google linux run script on startup . For more detailed tutorial replace "Linux" with "Debian". — thekiwi5000, Jan 08 '15 at 15:45

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 08 '15 at 18:31

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You could use crontab for that

crontab -e

or

cron -e

depending of the OS you are using, and insert

@reboot python /path/to/file.py

that should do it, but remember to put the path to the full path to the file, this is essential.

edited Jan 08 '15 at 18:31

Ghanima

answered Jan 08 '15 at 18:00

Gonçalo

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