Python script error with cron

Question

I am trying to run a python script every hour with cron. This is everything I have in my crontab.

0 * * * * python /Users/jamesrusso/Documents/TorMeasure/TorMeasurementProject/getConsensus.py

But I get an error when it tries to run saying ImportError: No module named stem.descriptor . I have included #!/usr/local/bin/python in my python script. Does anyone know a way to fix this or need more info let me know

Answer 1

Most likely you have multiple Python versions installed in your machine. Change your cron line to include the full path:

0 * * * * /usr/local/bin/python /Users/jamesrusso/Documents/TorMeasure/TorMeasurementProject/getConsensus.py

Answer 2

There are some steps you can check:

Step 1:

$which python 
will give you location of python installed

step 2:

try to include 
#!/usr/bin/env python

step 3:

you can give the full path of python in your cronjob
0 * * * * /usr/local/bin/python /Users/jamesrusso/Documents/TorMeasure/TorMeasurementProject/getConsensus.py

step 4:

have you tested your script before inserting to cronjob, is it was working fine?