run Backtest script from other script with os.system('Backtest.py') doesn't work

chhrissi2909

Hello,

I wrote a Backtest.py script. In this script I start to initialize some variables, than there are 7 classes and in the end I run the cerebro when:

if __name__ == '__main__':
    cerebro = bt.Cerebro()
    ...
    ...

If I run the script manually, the backtest works perfectly and I get exactly the results I want.
But if I want to run this script from another Script like this:

import os
import Backtest
os.system('Backtest.py')

for this I put all the scripts in one folder and imported each script in the Runner Script. Each script works perfectly, only the Backtest.py script gives the error message

sh: Backtest.py: command not found

I also have to mention that the other scripts (which work and can also be executed by the runner script via os.system ) all contain no classes and no "if name == 'main':".

Does anybody know why this backtest.py script is not found and how I can solve this problem?

best regards
Christian