python pbs script. This is just an outline. It works fine, so maybe a nice way to do PBS scripts.

runModel.py

#!/u/home/jklymak/miniconda2/bin/python
#PBS -m be
#PBS -M jklymak@gmail.com
#PBS -l select=1:ncpus=1
#PBS -l walltime=00:00:10
#PBS -q transfer
#PBS -A XXXXXXXXXXX
#PBS -j oe
#PBS -N Test

import glob,os

os.chdir(os.environ['PBS_O_WORKDIR'])

print('Hi')
a = glob.glob('*.py')
print(a)
print(os.environ)
parent='Test'