# Running external python script from button event **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81, perspective\ **Created:** [March 14, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/running-external-python-script-from-button-event/71028 "2023-03-14T14:32:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/running-external-python-script-from-button-event/71028/2 "2023-03-14T14:50:29Z")
It is against the forum policy to start multiple topics regarding the same subject. > [@Running external python script in Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/running-external-python-script-in-ignition/70769): > > Hello everyone. I write external python script, which connect to IP camera, take a screenshot and saves the photo to a folder on the disk. I use system.util.execute to run this script from Ignition: system.util.execute(['C:/Program Files/Python311/python.exe', 'C:/Praca/Testy kamer/test.py']) When I run this line of code from the script console in ignition - the script executes correctly and the image is written to disk. But if I run system.util.execute function from button event on click - e… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/running-external-python-script-from-button-event/71028)._