[Solved]There was an error creating the child process

[AndyMH]

I've trying to make a python script executable.

Have as a shebang at the top:

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#! usr/bin/env python

Have made the script executable

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chmod +x UKweather.py

but if I try and run it from a terminal:

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andy@T410s ~/scripts/weather $ UKweather.py
UKweather.py: command not found

If I double click on the file from file manager I get

There was an error creating the child process for this terminal
Failed to execute child process "/home/andy/scripts/weather/UKweather.py" (No such file or directory)

I've made bash scripts executable in the past and not had problems. What am I doing wrong? Note python is V2.7.6.

This is a python script for a conky to generate UK weather using UK Met Office data. In testing I've been putting python plus full pathname in the ${exec}, which is what I'll do if I can't make the script executable, but it's frustrating.

[xenopeek]

First, to execute a script from the current directory if that directory isn't in your path, you should prefix it with ./ to run it (to indicate the script is to be found in the current directory. So don't run it as
andy@T410s ~/scripts/weather $ UKweather.py
but as
andy@T410s ~/scripts/weather $ ./UKweather.py

Second, I believe the shebang line should not have a relative path as you do with
#! usr/bin/env python
but it should be an absolute path as in
#!/usr/bin/env python

[AndyMH]

Thanks, did both of the changes:

• changed the shebang
  started with ./

and it worked!

Knew it would be simple, but didn't have the knowledge. Thanks again, you've solved more than one of my questions on linux utilities, syntax, etc.

On a wider front, sorry that we will be parting company. The outcome of the last 24hrs was not what I wanted.