# Pass arguman to exec node to run python script

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**Created:** [6 January 2023 13:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pass-arguman-to-exec-node-to-run-python-script/73296 "2023-01-06T13:30:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![miladmrm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@miladmrm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/miladmrm)\
**Post date:** [6 January 2023 13:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pass-arguman-to-exec-node-to-run-python-script/73296/1 "2023-01-06T13:30:25Z")

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How I can pass input as input arguments to python script run command in exec node with msg.payload?  
for exampe I want run python script with this command:  
/usr/bin/python3 test.py 1 2

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [6 January 2023 13:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pass-arguman-to-exec-node-to-run-python-script/73296/2 "2023-01-06T13:46:18Z")

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The Exec node has an option to add msg.payload to the command, so if you arrange for msg.payload to contain the string "1 2" then that will get added to the command. Often the easiest way to build the payload with the parameters is to use a template node, though that depends on how the data are available.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [7 March 2023 13:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pass-arguman-to-exec-node-to-run-python-script/73296/3 "2023-03-07T13:46:38Z")

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