Calling Python from bash

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• Python
• bash

Inline Python Code

Use bash here-doc:

  python3 <<EOF
print('blah')
EOF

Also see:

Python Script

Code in External Script

External Module

Given an external module my_module.py with the following content:

def my_function(arg1, arg2, arg3):
    print('this is my_function(' + arg1 + ", " + arg2 + ", " + arg3 + ")")

Using the Interpreter from the a Virtual Environment

If you want to use the interpreter from a specific virtual environment instead of the interpreter found in PATH, explicitly use the path to the binary from the virtual environment directory:

$(dirname $0)/venv/bin/python ...