How to create a systemd service for python script with virtualenv

gistfile1.txt

[Unit]
Description=Some description
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=user
WorkingDirectory=/home/user/somedir
Environment=PYTHONPATH=/home/user/somedir
ExecStart=/home/user/venv/bin/python script.py
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

VIRTUAL_ENV=/home/path/to/venv

@shoguevara you claim that your snippet is tested and works, but this line is not valid syntax.

VIRTUAL_ENV=/home/path/to/venv

@shoguevara you claim that your snippet is tested and works, but this line is not valid syntax.

Worked by the time I've tested it. Moved on since then, I cant even recall what app I was wrapping that time.

Do not use VIRTUAL_ENV var to specify the path, SystemD might complain, use PATH directly and also add /bin/ at the end of it, with your example it might be something like:

...
Environment=PATH=/home/path/to/venv/bin:$PATH
...

@federico-razzoli

@andreabenini I don't do it, I just pointed out that it's not valid syntax (Environment= is missing). In my case, systemd didn't complain about that variable, but using it changed nothing. PATH was also not a problem.

Systemd won't expand variables mentioned in Environment=