how to: Autorun a python script when a raspberry pi boots - the easy way!(not using cron)

In this video i show you how you can autorun a python script when the raspberry pi boots and logs in. This method is way easier than the other alternative which is cron.

added later: make sure to add an & at the end of the line an it will run your script and boot.

[grahamloy]

No offense but you should probably warn people that this is what the code will do during the video, I personally do not read the description of a video before I watch it

[michielhorn]

Thanks, I love it when someone can help with exactly what you want to do.

[evbrobocup]

Thanks, that's really the best tutorial on this topic !!! It works amazing!

[henryzhong]

hey thanks for sharing man, yours is the easiest and fastest, though I need to specify it's python 3 for Raspberry Pi.

[Smomid]

holy shit this worked. thank you! I've been trying to find a way to do this for several days now.

[tonyrjohnsong]

Doesn't work with my raspberry pi 0w. Maybe because its not python3? it boots ok (I am on the pi not through some socket) but won't run. I tried putting the same script in the .bashrc file and it doesn't work either although if I then launch a command window it runs immediately so the script is being read ok but its not running on reboot.

[wclintdavis]

Well, here’s another stuck one for the list... stuck in service mode... can’t seem to get in through terminal either. I’m a beginner, so this is quite a challenge and learning experience...

[AndrazSpan-strojevodja]

I had added two symbols #&&" and now I can not log into desktop!

[Brandon_]

I added the "&" at the end of the line and now my raspberry pi won't boot into the desktop.

[kyungbaekim]

Hey, everything worked perfectly fine. However, when I run the script the script comes smaller than my screen. I use 5 inch screen and when i boot the pi up it does not fill the whole screen. Do you have any idea on how to fill up the screen soon as it boots up?

[rickbrown]

Mine did nothing I added the "&" still nothing

[faizaqil]

i already tried my file in thermo.py n run sudo reboot but cannot open the raspbianOS? just blank... why?

[spartakum]

Thanks, my script perfectly runs on reboot! My only problem now is I can't seem to stop the script and raspberry pi terminal is gone....any ideas?

[oliverwootton]

My pi is now asking for a password to login but the default password 'raspberry' doesn't work, how can I get back in?

[Partypol]

after I did this, the raspberry didn t boot anymore, I couldn t even not log in via putty. Is there any possibility to undo this?

[philsherman]

Well, now my pi won't run either. Great advice bro. Any idea on how to get me back up and running?

[GeorgeInAShed]

If you dont want to log in you can set it to auto login