Make Python Script Show on Startup

[T3rr0rByte13]

Hi,
I have a python script, that runs on startup using Crontab, I think it is running fine, however how do I get the script to show the output of the python script in a console window rather then it running in the background. My Launcher script looks like the following

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cd /home/pi/Desktop
echo Starting...
sudo python Stronghold_CMD_Robotic_Arm.py
cd /

[GlowInTheDark]

Run it in a console window, like you're supposed to.

The problem you are experiencing is is one of the many reasons why running things with cron is a bad idea (unless/until you're fully familiar with how cron works and its limitations and "features").

Yes, there are ways to make stuff run in a console window (I assume by that you mean, a terminal window on the desktop, not an actual virtual console), but the exact details of how to do that are beyond the scope of this post.

[pcmanbob]

If you want to run your program in the terminal on the desktop at pi boot then you need to use the GUI autostart file.

to edit the file

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sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart

then add this line to the end of existing lines

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@lxterminal -e python /home/pi/Desktop/Stronghold_CMD_Robotic_Arm.py

note this is running your code as python 2 , if you want python 3 then you need to use python3 in place of python.

save and exit the file .

you program should run on booting the pi and once the GUI has loaded.

[jsquaredz]

If you just want to see the output you can append it to a file.

* * * * * command >> logfile.txt

then any output that would have come to the console is directed into the end of that file.