I am looking for the quickest method to use one Windows command to run a remote Python script. So far, I have looked at Powershell, but it seems like I would need to use Invoke-Command to remotely launch a remote Powershell script, which would then launch Python script locally. Is there an easier, more direct way to do this?
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You are correct Jon,
Invoke-Command is the best way to run a remote job against another machine.
As Ansgar said in the comments:
Invoke-Command -Computer $remotehost -Scriptblock {python.exe 'C:\local\script.py'}
Would be 100% along the lines of what you would need to do to run this remotely.
More information can be found here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/core-powershell/running-remote-commands?view=powershell-6
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Niladri
is it possible to use invoke-command to run python script in local system from powershell core
Use Invoke-Command for this, it's what it was designed for.
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computerName {
# Assumes python.exe is on the remote $env:PATH
# and that you are running a python file, not module
python \path\to\file.py
}
As an added bonus, if you want to run this on several computers at once, -ComputerName lets you pass in an array of computer names as well, like so:
Invoke-Command -ComputerName computer1, computer2, computer3, computerX {
# Assumes python.exe is on the remote $env:PATH
# and that you are running a python file, not module
python \path\to\file.py
}
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Invoke-Command -Computer $remotehost -Scriptblock { python.exe 'C:\local\script.py' }?