Include python script/program in PHP

Question

I am new to Python and currently have to write a python program/script to be integrated inside PHP. Basically I have one stand-alone python program that will be executed through CRONTAB that grabs data from a remote device and exports the data to an XML file. I also have to write another python program/script to be include inside PHP to read the XML and echo/print the data onto the screen. So my question is that

What is the difference between python program and script? Given my python program, I included #!/usr/bin/env python at the beginning of the file but I still cant execute it using ./scriptName.py
How to include and run a python program/script inside the PHP file? Inside the python script, how to output the data using the same manner as echo in PHP? The include part in my PHP is:
```
<td><p><img src="img/today.gif" alt="today" width="180" height="40" /></p>
    <?php include "monthphotos.php"; ?>
    <?php include "todayatcpp/index.php"; ?>
</td>
```

I am new to beginner programmer so some of my questions can be obscure. Sorry!

datasage · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-20 17:42:27Z

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The only way you can run a python script inside of a PHP script is to use the exec call. With that you will be able to capture the output from the python script and be able to use it in PHP.

answered Jun 20, 2011 at 17:42

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Tu Hoang Over a year ago

Is there any way to "include" the script? Or the only way to do it is to exec the script?

datasage Over a year ago

The only way is to exec the script. Trying to include it would cause PHP to try to parse it as PHP, which wont work.

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