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linux systemd raspberry-pi Python

I'm wondering if anyone has experience with I'm relatively new to this, so bear with me. I'm working with an scenario where a systemd service fails to start on my Raspberry Pi 4 running Raspberry Pi OS (based on Debian 11). The service is supposed to run a Python script located at `/home/pi/myscript.py`, but when I check the status using `systemctl status myservice.service`, I see the behavior message: `Failed to start myservice.service: Unit myservice.service not found.` I’ve ensured the service file is placed correctly in `/etc/systemd/system/`. Here's the content of my `myservice.service` file: ```ini [Unit] Description=My Python Script Service [Service] ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/myscript.py WorkingDirectory=/home/pi User=pi Restart=on-failure [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target ``` I tried reloading the systemd daemon with `sudo systemctl daemon-reload` after making changes, and I checked the permissions of both the service file and the Python script to ensure they are executable. The script runs without scenario when executed manually using `python3 /home/pi/myscript.py`. Additionally, I can see the service file listed when I run `ls -l /etc/systemd/system/myservice.service`, so I know it’s there. Also, when I attempt to start the service using `sudo systemctl start myservice.service`, I receive an behavior: `Unit myservice.service not found.` Am I missing something, or is there a specific scenario with the setup on Raspberry Pi OS that I need to take into account? Any insights would be greatly appreciated! Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm coming from a different tech stack and learning Python. Is this even possible? For reference, this is a production desktop app. Has anyone dealt with something similar?