Issue Executing Python Script on Windows UF

[dianasmith]

I'm having an issue running a python script to generate the contents of an email body to splunk.

I've had to install a Windows UF to a Windows 10 workstation as local admin.

I've deployed a python script that works when I manually run it on the Workstation.

Since Splunk UFs don't come with Python, I downloaded Python separately and added an environmental variable and path. I consistantly get the following messages:

Couldn't start command "Python3.exe "C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder\bin\scripts\script1.py"": The system cannot find the file specified.

Couldn't start command "Python3.exe "C:\Program Files\SplunkUniversalForwarder\etc\apps\custom-app\bin\script2"": The system cannot find the file specified.

I've tried:

1. Adding PYTHONPATH to splunk-launch.conf for external
2. Adding .bat wrapper
3. Tried .cmd 
4. Tried Powershell
5. Installing and deploying Splunk for Python Computing and adding the full path of python to the .bat files

@woodcock do you have any suggestions? Anyone? Any suggestions?

[richgalloway]

Rather than jump through those (unsupported) hoops, why not replace the UF with a HF?  It comes with Python.