OK
What about removing the  os.chdir("/path/to/myapp")

and instead adding the path to the git command:

os.system('git -C /path/to/myapp  describe --abbrev=7 --dirty --always --tags > 
git_ver.txt')

session.gitver = open('/path/to/myapp/git_ver.txt').read()




On Monday, August 8, 2016 at 10:43:52 PM UTC+2, Niphlod wrote:
>
> np. and BTW, never ever ever use chdir, NOR os.system (nor everything 
> starting a different process) in an app served via web. EVER.
>
> On Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 9:04:48 AM UTC+2, icodk wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the tip Niphold(I didn't know that)
>>
>> On Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 10:37:15 PM UTC+2, Niphlod wrote:
>>>
>>> if you just want web2py's version, use 
>>> request.global_settings.web2py_version
>>>
>>> On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 9:56:43 PM UTC+2, Richard wrote:
>>>>
>>>> with no expiritation time
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 3:54 PM, Richard Vézina <ml.richa...@gmail.com> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You could also use web2py cache...
>>>>>
>>>>> :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 12:39 PM, icodk <i...@alpiron.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Might be useful for others
>>>>>> I like to be able to see which version/tag my production web2py 
>>>>>> application has. Here is how I do it(better ideas are welcome):
>>>>>> In  db.py  
>>>>>>
>>>>>> if not session.gitver:
>>>>>>     import os
>>>>>>     os.chdir("/path/to/myapp")
>>>>>>     os.system('git  describe --abbrev=7 --dirty --always --tags > 
>>>>>> git_ver.txt')
>>>>>>     session.gitver = open('git_ver.txt').read()
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then somewhere in layout.html (I do it in the footer):
>>>>>>
>>>>>> {{=session.gitver}}
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tested on Windows
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Resources:
>>>>>> - http://web2py.com
>>>>>> - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation)
>>>>>> - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code)
>>>>>> - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues)
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