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Where should I store scripts for custom tools?

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I would like to write my own script to call with a custom tool (not a plugin). Do I have to store it in the notebook root folder, should it just be accessible via the PATH environment variable, or something else?

Also, are there different rules for bash scripts versus Python scripts? (Just wondered based on this comment: https://answers.launchpad.net/zim/+question/226775#comment-8 )

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#1

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Jaap Karssenberg (jaap.karssenberg) said : 		#2

You can put it anywhere in the PATH. Python scripts are only special in the
sense that they are executed with the same interpreter as zim is running.
This is to avoid cases where python itself is not in the PATH...

On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 9:46 PM, d❤vid seaward <
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> New question #250430 on Zim:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/zim/+question/250430
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> I would like to write my own script to call with a custom tool (not a
> plugin). Do I have to store it in the notebook root folder, should it just
> be accessible via the PATH environment variable, or something else?
>
> Also, are there different rules for bash scripts versus Python scripts?
> (Just wondered based on this comment:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/zim/+question/226775#comment-8 )
>
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David (lofidevops) said : 		#3

I'm trying to reopen this to close it as accepted :)

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David (lofidevops) said : 		#4

Thanks Jaap. I discovered that the scripts I'm running don't pick up the PATH set my my non-standard shell (fish), so I'm using absolute paths and that works fine for me.