running python script with cron

Question

hey guys, im trying to run a python script after every 5 minutes using cron, inside the script is a django import

import django

when running the crontab i get mailed the following error

ImportError: No module named django

this is what the crontab file looks like:

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*/5 * * * *  /usr/bin/python /Users/paulo/Desktop/ashtanga/ping/sender.py

do anyone of you know whats causing this ? btw i do have django insalled version 1.2, python 2.6, and MacOX 10.6

EDIT:

$PYTHONPATH = isn't this the same as which python

python -v =

Python 2.6.6 (r266:84374, Aug 31 2010, 11:00:51) 
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5493)] on darwin

which python

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python

Answer 1

I want to addd one point to @Hank's answer.

cron doesn't have all the environment variables set as in the shell you use. Only LOGNAME, HOME, and SHELL are defined. (You can refer to "man 5 crontab" for more info.)

You can define PYTHONPATH environment variable in cron just as the way you defined MAILTO. So no shell wrapper is needed.