this sop:
https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/nodes/sop/script [www.sidefx.com]

I made a simple python script (print “hello” saved as a .py file) and added it with the file picker, it errors out every time.
Python error: SyntaxError: ('invalid syntax', etc…

if i type the code directly into the script section it works. i dont think this is how it was intended to function, why have a file picker if it doesn't work?

Hi
You have to wrap the path to your script like this:

-b

bonsak
Hi
You have to wrap the path to your script like this:

execfile('$HIP/Desktop/test.py')

-b

thanks, but I still think this is a bug. why give a file selector if it just gives you an invalid result?

Yes it is a little weird But i think it is because you can point to an hscript file and it will execute but not python.
You can also paste your code directly into the script parm: