Python Scrip on PA

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Posted on by Godlees

Hello everyone, i have a problem, when i try to run a script made in python i cant.

The following script is:

import shutil
from datetime import date
path = 'path/to/new/destination/for/file'
today = date.today()
today = today.strftime("%d_%m_%Y")
file_name = f"{path}{today}.txt"
shutil.move("path/to/current/file.foo", file_name)

In this case the two path are confidencial information. I try to put System.RunPythonScript before all the code but nothing happens.

The error is the following: Syntax error.

Can anybody help me?

Thank you !

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miketran13 720 on at

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Hi,

I don' know Python but there is one thing that is conflicted with PAD "%%", try to avoid using this, because when using this, PAD will recognize it as their syntax and it will throw error since it is not followed their format.

Thanks and hope it can help you.
Mike
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Godlees 25 on at

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Hello mike,

Thanks for answer me.

In this case, i have to find one alternative to &.

But i understand the error, PAD is taking as a variable.

Regards,

Santi
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Hi @Godlees, the % sign can be escaped with a backslash ahead of it (ex. \% instead of %).

As a fallback to the Python action if the script doesn't change, the CMD session actions (documentation) could also be used to trigger a Python script on the command prompt.
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Hi,
I faced the same issue & found below workaround solution, instead of using string formating
i.e., today = today.strftime("%d_%m_%Y") we can format as below
today='{d.day:02d}_{d.month:02d}_{d.year}'.format(d=today)
It returns the same format.

I hope it would help those facing the same problem.

Regards,
Vinothini Karumbayiram