linux desktop executable python script

Question

I tried to make a simple python script executable, and therefore googled what to do. Here's what I got so far

.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=helloworld
Comment=
Exec=./test.py
Icon=
Path=/home/xxx/Desktop
Terminal=true
StartupNotify=false

python file

#!/usr/bin/env python
print('hello world')

On the terminal I did chmod +x test.py and now it is possible to execute it in the terminal via ./test.py

If I double click on the desktop icon I can see the terminal open for a really short time but then it closed really quick.

What am I doing wrong?

I expected the desktop icon to open the terminal and then shows my python script.

thank you

Veedrac · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-28 14:55:24Z

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The terminal window will close when the script is finished. You can put

input()     # Python 3
raw_input() # Python 2

at the bottom of the script to close on enter press.

answered Sep 28, 2013 at 14:55

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xhallix Over a year ago

need 12 more minutes to acceppt this ;)

xhallix Over a year ago

is this the common way to do so?

Veedrac Over a year ago

I think so. Normally people don't run instantaneous scripts from a shortcut, though. Programs like Ranger already stay alive for long periods of time and other programs that don't are almost never run like this. // Some terminals support waiting on exit, but then you're locking yourself into a few terminals. This way you can use all of 'em.

rahul tyagi Over a year ago

the terminal is blank

retrixe · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-17 07:11:44Z

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@Veedrac that is not the correct way. The correct way is to use time.sleep() which works both in Python 3.x and 2.x. Use the following code to do that.

import time # Should be the first statement.
# Some code is below. This code is useless. 
print()
def blah():
    print('bhahfdjfdk')
blah()
# When the program ends, use the code below to keep it running for some more time.
time.sleep(2) # In the parentheses you can replace 2 with the number of seconds you want to put the program on hold. This will help you and is the official Python way.

edited Oct 17, 2014 at 7:11

answered Oct 17, 2014 at 7:03

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