Why a MAC OS X 'terminal command' run by a Python script gives error output "command not found"?

Question

Environment:

Python 3.8

Mac OS X High Sierra 10.13.6

Problem:

When I open my terminal in my macbook and I run this command:

user$sdk version

I get no issue and I can see version number of sdkman:

SDKMAN 5.9.0+555

But if I try to do the same from my Python 3.8 script, I get an error output:

command_sdkman_version_0='sdk version'
os.system(command_sdkman_version_0)


sh: sdk: command not found

When I print the PATH environment variable from terminal and from the script, they are both the same.

When I use 'sudo sdk version', I have same issue.

What is wrong?

Try using the full path to sdk.

khelwood
– khelwood

2020-08-24 20:55:58 +00:00
Commented Aug 24, 2020 at 20:55 — khelwood
– khelwood, Commented Aug 24, 2020 at 20:55

Sebastian · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-07 16:15:30Z

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I had the same issue but using a shell script. For me the fix was that when running the script instead of using ./scriptName.sh i had to use . ./scriptName.sh

For a more detailed explication please see the fallowing post: How to execute bash script in same shell

answered Oct 7, 2020 at 16:15

Sebastian

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