Crontab wont run python script

Question

When I execute my python script from the command line I have no problems like so:

[rv@med240-183 db]$ python formatdb.py
[rv@med240-183 db]$

Answer 1

Add

#!/usr/bin/env python

to the beginning of your script - right now it's trying to execute your script as a bash, that line says "I'm a python script, please use the right interpreter". It's also called a hash-bang line, but it needs to be the first line in your script.