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Edward Randall
Edward Randall
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Posted by Edward Randall
Edward Randall
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why does it say bash command not found when I run my program

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Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Perhaps you need one or more of the following:

:point_right: include a “python” before it

:point_right: add current directory to PATH

:point_right: add . (“dot”, current directory to PATH)

:point_right: execute using ./ (“dot slash”) before your program name

:point_right: verify “shebang” correctly points to a python executable (e.g., #!/usr/bin/env python3)

:point_right: make sure program is executable

$ chmod +x program_name

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!

Edward Randall
Edward Randall
1,834 Points
Edward Randall
Edward Randall
1,834 Points

i understand your first suggestion. However, the next 5 I am lost. Could you further explain

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Each of the other options are alternative ways to make a python script run if you wanted to try to execute without including python on the command line. In a Linux shell, the command line is interpreted by the shell. The first token is assumed to be an executable, but which one. These other options are ways to hint at the desired executable.