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roslaunch, rosrun, and ./mynode.py

kinetic

asked 2018-07-28 08:42:49 -0600

pitosalas
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For a trivial single node scenario (for example in python) I believe I could run it in any of the above three ways. A launch file is obviously overkill if I am still designing and experimenting. But is there anything wrong with just running it from the command line assuming it's dependencies are satisfied?

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answered 2018-07-30 13:52:56 -0600

simbha
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updated 2018-07-30 13:54:03 -0600

Each one had its own advantage. we generally use the roslaunch when we have multiple scripts to work. If you want to run the single script then rosrun is enough. The advantage of running these commands is, no need to worry about the path of script/s. you can run the command (rolaunch, rosrun) from anywhere.

there are other possibilities is also like python mynode.py. So there is no harm to use the anyone mentioned.

Yes, in case of rosservice it can