[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2008: grass.script's find_program() can't find modules

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#2008: grass.script's find_program() can't find modules
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  Reporter:  hamish    |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
      Type:  defect    |      Status:  reopened                 
  Priority:  critical  |   Milestone:  6.4.4                    
 Component:  Python    |     Version:  svn-releasebranch64      
Resolution:            |    Keywords:  find_program()           
  Platform:  All       |         Cpu:  x86-64                   
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Comment(by glynn):

 Replying to [comment:16 zarch]:

 > > The 'which' implementation of function find_program more suits to the
 name.
 > > But in this case we probably want to only test if we can run it (and
 we
 > > don't want to find it).
 >
 > If you want to test if you can run the command or not, why not simply:

 {{{
 try:
     ret = self._runCommand(RunCommand, prog='g.proj',
 }}}

 What is self._runCommand? Or what is "self" for that matter?
 find_program() is a function, not a method. And it isn't part of the
 wxGUI, so it can't use any functions from it.

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