python in cron job cannot find global environment setting for PYTHONPATH

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Issue

  • As a user, put the below in .bash_profile, but it doesn't recognized in a cron job
export PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/python-2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages
  • When the python script called directly, it does work properly
  • Created a file under /etc/profile.d with the below detail, but also cron job doesn't use it
export PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/python-2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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