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cron python ubuntu virtualenv Python

I'm working on a personal project and I'm having trouble getting a cron job to run a Python script that resides in a virtual environment on my Ubuntu 22.04 server. The script runs perfectly when executed manually, but the cron job simply doesn't seem to execute it. I've set up the cron job like this: ```bash * * * * * /home/user/myenv/bin/python /home/user/scripts/myscript.py >> /home/user/cron.log 2>&1 ``` The cron job is set up under the same user account that owns the script and the virtual environment. However, the `cron.log` file only contains the following output every minute: ``` /bin/bash: /home/user/myenv/bin/python: No such file or directory ``` I verified that the path to the Python interpreter is correct by running it in the terminal, and it executes the script without any issues. I've also tried specifying the full path to the script and checking the permissions to ensure the script is executable: ```bash chmod +x /home/user/scripts/myscript.py ``` Additionally, I tried adding the line `PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin` to the crontab to set the environment variables explicitly, but that didn't resolve the scenario either. I suspect it may be related to the cron environment not picking up the virtual environment correctly. How can I resolve this and ensure that my Python script runs successfully from the cron job? Has anyone else encountered this?