diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6e28f6..1a67627 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ v0.4 - has an "export" and "import" module that converts sql data into a "git re
 
 ## AS IS:
 
+v0.4 - Python triggers at parity with PHP (support functions, sql bridge, cron, error handling)
 v0.3 - supports Javascript / ECMA Script, and npm package manager
 v0.2 - has a function called "sql_read_hidrate()" that gives the foreign keys hidrated
         - (useful for trigger functions like telegram outbox that need data like recipients hidrated)
diff --git a/install/SYS_PRD_BND.CronJobs.sql b/install/SYS_PRD_BND.CronJobs.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5acd90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/SYS_PRD_BND.CronJobs.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+USE SYS_PRD_BND;
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `CronJobs` (
+  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `Minute` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT -1,
+  `Hour` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT -1,
+  `DayOfMonth` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT -1,
+  `Month` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT -1,
+  `DayOfWeek` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT -1,
+  `PhpCode` text DEFAULT NULL,
+  `PyCode` text DEFAULT NULL,
+  `LastUpdated` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT current_timestamp() ON UPDATE current_timestamp(),
+  `LastError` text DEFAULT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
+);
diff --git a/install/SYS_PRD_BND.PyPi.sql b/install/SYS_PRD_BND.PyPi.sql
index 625dac9..624b1bf 100644
--- a/install/SYS_PRD_BND.PyPi.sql
+++ b/install/SYS_PRD_BND.PyPi.sql
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ USE SYS_PRD_BND;
 CREATE TABLE `PyPi` (
   `LibName` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
   `AliasName` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `VersionOrTag` varchar(25) DEFAULT NULL,
   `LastUpdated` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT current_timestamp() ON UPDATE current_timestamp(),
   PRIMARY KEY (`LibName`)
 );
diff --git a/plt/generatePHPCronCode.inc.php b/plt/generatePHPCronCode.inc.php
index a4319ad..3c75d8b 100644
--- a/plt/generatePHPCronCode.inc.php
+++ b/plt/generatePHPCronCode.inc.php
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ function generatePHPCronCode($functionName, $PhpCode) {
     // Assemble the complete PHP script
     $wrappedPhpCode = <<<PHP
 <?php
+require_once '.env.php';
+
 // Define constants
 $constants
 
diff --git a/plt/generatePHPTriggerCode.inc.php b/plt/generatePHPTriggerCode.inc.php
index e25e596..26422bc 100644
--- a/plt/generatePHPTriggerCode.inc.php
+++ b/plt/generatePHPTriggerCode.inc.php
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ function generatePHPTriggerCode($functionName, $onUpdate_phpCode, $row) {
     // Assemble the complete PHP script
     $phpCode = <<<PHP
 <?php
+require_once '.env.php';
+
 // Define constants
 $constants
 
diff --git a/plt/generatePythonCronCode.inc.php b/plt/generatePythonCronCode.inc.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b6ef9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plt/generatePythonCronCode.inc.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Generates Python code for sandbox cron execution.
+ *
+ * @param string $functionName The name of the Python function to generate.
+ * @param string $pyCode       The Python code to embed within the generated function.
+ *
+ * @return string The complete Python code ready for sandbox execution.
+ */
+function generatePythonCronCode($functionName, $pyCode) {
+    $constants = getPythonConstantsDefinition();
+    $supportFunctions = getPythonSupportFunctionsDefinition();
+    $imports = "import json\nimport sys as _sys\nimport os\n\n_sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'sys'))\nfrom db_runtime import sql, sql_read, sql_write, sql_read_and_hydrate, get_tbl_primary_key_col_name, run_process\n" . getPythonImports();
+
+    $indentedCode = implode("\n", array_map(fn($line) => '    ' . $line, explode("\n", $pyCode)));
+
+    $pythonCode = <<<PY
+$imports
+$constants
+$supportFunctions
+def $functionName(error):
+$indentedCode
+
+error = [None]
+_ret = $functionName(error)
+if _ret is False or error[0]:
+    _sys.stderr.write("Error: " + str(error[0] or "") + "\\n")
+    _sys.exit(1)
+PY;
+
+    return $pythonCode;
+}
diff --git a/plt/generatePythonTriggerCode.inc.php b/plt/generatePythonTriggerCode.inc.php
index 0a3dd1b..9563c69 100644
--- a/plt/generatePythonTriggerCode.inc.php
+++ b/plt/generatePythonTriggerCode.inc.php
@@ -9,42 +9,27 @@
  * @return string The complete Python code ready for sandbox execution.
  */
 function generatePythonTriggerCode($functionName, $pyCode, $row) {
-    // Build constant definitions
-    $constants = '';
-    foreach (sql("SELECT Name, Type, Value FROM SYS_PRD_BND.Constants") as $const) {
-        switch ($const['Type']) {
-            case 'String':
-                $val = "'" . str_replace("'", "\\'", $const['Value']) . "'";
-                break;
-            case 'Json':
-                $val = 'json.loads(' . json_encode($const['Value']) . ')';
-                break;
-            default: // Int or Double
-                $val = $const['Value'];
-        }
-        $constants .= "{$const['Name']} = {$val}\n";
-    }
+    $constants = getPythonConstantsDefinition();
+    $supportFunctions = getPythonSupportFunctionsDefinition();
+    $imports = "import json\nimport sys as _sys\nimport os\n\n_sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'sys'))\nfrom db_runtime import sql, sql_read, sql_write, sql_read_and_hydrate, get_tbl_primary_key_col_name, run_process\n" . getPythonImports();
 
-    // Prepare imports
-    $imports = "import json\n" . getPythonImports();
-
-    // Prepare row data for Python
-    $rowJson          = json_encode($row, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
+    $rowJson = json_encode($row, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
     $rowJsonPyLiteral = json_encode($rowJson);
-
-    // Indent user-provided Python code
     $indentedCode = implode("\n", array_map(fn($line) => '    ' . $line, explode("\n", $pyCode)));
 
-    // Assemble complete Python script
     $pythonCode = <<<PY
 $imports
 $constants
+$supportFunctions
 def $functionName(data, error):
 $indentedCode
 
 data = json.loads($rowJsonPyLiteral)
-error = None
-$functionName(data, error)
+error = [None]
+_ret = $functionName(data, error)
+if _ret is False or error[0]:
+    _sys.stderr.write("Error: " + str(error[0] or "") + "\\n")
+    _sys.exit(1)
 print(json.dumps(data))
 PY;
 
diff --git a/plt/getPythonConstantsDefinition.inc.php b/plt/getPythonConstantsDefinition.inc.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e4c814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plt/getPythonConstantsDefinition.inc.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Builds Python constant assignments from SYS_PRD_BND.Constants.
+ */
+function getPythonConstantsDefinition() {
+    $constants = "";
+
+    foreach (sql("SELECT Name, Type, Value FROM SYS_PRD_BND.Constants") as $const) {
+        switch ($const['Type']) {
+            case 'String':
+                $val = "'" . str_replace("'", "\\'", $const['Value']) . "'";
+                break;
+            case 'Json':
+                $val = 'json.loads(' . json_encode($const['Value']) . ')';
+                break;
+            default:
+                $val = $const['Value'];
+        }
+        $constants .= "{$const['Name']} = {$val}\n";
+    }
+
+    return $constants;
+}
diff --git a/plt/getPythonSupportFunctionsDefinition.inc.php b/plt/getPythonSupportFunctionsDefinition.inc.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01d15a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plt/getPythonSupportFunctionsDefinition.inc.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Builds Python support function definitions from SYS_PRD_BND.SupportFunctions.
+ */
+function getPythonSupportFunctionsDefinition() {
+    $functions = "";
+
+    foreach (sql("SELECT Name, InputArgs_json, PythonCode FROM SYS_PRD_BND.SupportFunctions WHERE PythonCode IS NOT NULL") as $f) {
+        $inputArgs = json_decode($f['InputArgs_json'], true);
+        $argNames = is_array($inputArgs) ? array_keys($inputArgs) : [];
+        $argsString = implode(', ', $argNames);
+        $indentedBody = implode("\n", array_map(fn($line) => '    ' . $line, explode("\n", $f['PythonCode'])));
+        $functions .= "def {$f['Name']}($argsString):\n{$indentedBody}\n\n";
+    }
+
+    return $functions;
+}
diff --git a/plt/index.php b/plt/index.php
index 061da66..bbd803f 100755
--- a/plt/index.php
+++ b/plt/index.php
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 *   Columns: Name, Type, Value
 * 
 * - SYS_PRD_BND.SupportFunctions:
-*   Stores reusable PHP functions available during trigger execution.
-*   Columns: Name, InputArgs_json, PhpCode
+*   Stores reusable functions available during trigger execution.
+*   Columns: Name, InputArgs_json, PhpCode, PythonCode, JavascriptCode
 *
 * - SYS_PRD_BND.PyPi:
 *   Lists external Python libraries imported into Python trigger execution.
-*   Columns: LibName, AliasName
+*   Columns: LibName, AliasName, VersionOrTag
 *
 * - SYS_PRD_BND.Npm:
 *   Lists external Node modules imported into JavaScript trigger execution.
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function processCronJobs() {
 
     // 3. FETCH JOBS
     // We check for an exact match OR a wildcard (-1)
-    $sql = "SELECT id, PhpCode 
+    $sql = "SELECT id, PhpCode, PyCode 
             FROM SYS_PRD_BND.CronJobs 
             WHERE 
                 (Minute     = MINUTE(NOW())      OR Minute     = -1)
@@ -138,9 +138,11 @@ function processCronJobs() {
     if ($jobs) {
         foreach ($jobs as $cronJob) {
             if (!empty($cronJob["PhpCode"])) {
-                // Pass a unique identifier (cronJob_ID) to the sandbox runner
                 runPHPCronCode("cronJob_" . $cronJob["id"], $cronJob["PhpCode"], $cronJob["id"]);
             }
+            if (!empty($cronJob["PyCode"])) {
+                runPythonCronCode("cronJob_" . $cronJob["id"], $cronJob["PyCode"], $cronJob["id"]);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -155,6 +157,17 @@ function runPHPCronCode($functionName,$code,$cronJobId) {
     handleCronJobExecutionResult($result, $stdout,$stderr,$cronJobId);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Executes database-level dynamic Python cron code.
+ */
+function runPythonCronCode($functionName, $code, $cronJobId) {
+    echo "Running Python CRON code for cronJobId $cronJobId...\n";
+    $pyCode = generatePythonCronCode($functionName, $code);
+    $result = runSandboxedPython($pyCode, $stdout, $stderr);
+
+    handleCronJobExecutionResult($result, $stdout, $stderr, $cronJobId);
+}
+
 
 /**
  * Ensures the 'LastUpdated' column exists, adding it if missing.
diff --git a/plt/runSandboxedPython.inc.php b/plt/runSandboxedPython.inc.php
index 77e443c..a712af7 100644
--- a/plt/runSandboxedPython.inc.php
+++ b/plt/runSandboxedPython.inc.php
@@ -11,13 +11,19 @@
 function runSandboxedPython($code, &$stdout = null, &$stderr = null) {
     // Create a temporary file to hold the Python code
     $tempFile = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'sandboxed_') . '.py';
-    echo "Creating ".redText("python temp code file")." for sandboxed execution at: $tempFile \n";
 
     // Write the generated Python code to the temporary file
     file_put_contents($tempFile, $code);
 
     // Prepare the command for executing the Python code
-    $command = "/usr/bin/python3 " . escapeshellarg($tempFile);
+    $pythonBin = getenv('REACTIVE_PYTHON_BIN') ?: '/usr/bin/python3';
+    if (!is_file($pythonBin)) {
+        $which = trim((string) shell_exec('command -v python3 2>/dev/null'));
+        if ($which !== '') {
+            $pythonBin = $which;
+        }
+    }
+    $command = $pythonBin . " " . escapeshellarg($tempFile);
 
     // Descriptor spec to capture stdout and stderr
     $descriptorspec = [
diff --git a/requirements.txt.php b/requirements.txt.php
index 9e57f94..b8461e0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt.php
+++ b/requirements.txt.php
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ try {
 
     // Fetch dependencies from PyPi table
     // Note: We select LibName. If AliasName represents a specific version or URI, it can be appended.
-    $stmt = $pdo->query("SELECT LibName, AliasName FROM PyPi ORDER BY LibName");
+    $stmt = $pdo->query("SELECT LibName, VersionOrTag FROM PyPi ORDER BY LibName");
     
     $requirements = [];
     foreach ($stmt as $row) {
-        // Standard requirements.txt format is usually "PackageName" or "PackageName==Version"
-        // If AliasName is used for versioning, you could use: $row['LibName'] . "==" . $row['AliasName']
-        $requirements[] = $row['LibName'];
+        $line = $row['LibName'];
+        if (!empty($row['VersionOrTag'])) {
+            $line .= '==' . $row['VersionOrTag'];
+        }
+        $requirements[] = $line;
     }
 
     // Build requirements.txt content (Plain Text, one per line)
diff --git a/sys/db_runtime.py b/sys/db_runtime.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce0d3df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/db_runtime.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+"""Database runtime for sandboxed Python triggers (mirrors sys/sys.php via sql_bridge.php)."""
+
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+from typing import Any, Optional
+
+
+def _project_root() -> str:
+    return os.getcwd()
+
+
+def _php_binary() -> str:
+    for candidate in (
+        os.environ.get("REACTIVE_PHP_BIN"),
+        "/usr/bin/php",
+        shutil.which("php"),
+    ):
+        if candidate and os.path.isfile(candidate):
+            return candidate
+        if candidate and shutil.which(candidate):
+            return shutil.which(candidate)  # type: ignore[return-value]
+    raise RuntimeError("PHP binary not found for sql_bridge")
+
+
+def _bridge(action: str, payload: dict) -> Any:
+    bridge = os.path.join(_project_root(), "sys", "sql_bridge.php")
+    proc = subprocess.run(
+        [_php_binary(), bridge],
+        input=json.dumps({"action": action, **payload}),
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        err = proc.stderr.strip()
+        try:
+            err_obj = json.loads(err)
+            err = err_obj.get("error", err)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            pass
+        raise RuntimeError(err or "sql_bridge failed")
+    data = json.loads(proc.stdout)
+    return data["result"]
+
+
+def sql(
+    query: str,
+    db_host: Optional[str] = None,
+    db_user: Optional[str] = None,
+    db_pass: Optional[str] = None,
+    db_name: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> Any:
+    return _bridge(
+        "sql",
+        {
+            "query": query,
+            "db_host": db_host,
+            "db_user": db_user,
+            "db_pass": db_pass,
+            "db_name": db_name,
+        },
+    )
+
+
+def sql_read(
+    query: str,
+    db_host: Optional[str] = None,
+    db_user: Optional[str] = None,
+    db_pass: Optional[str] = None,
+    db_name: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> Any:
+    return _bridge(
+        "sql_read",
+        {
+            "query": query,
+            "db_host": db_host,
+            "db_user": db_user,
+            "db_pass": db_pass,
+            "db_name": db_name,
+        },
+    )
+
+
+def sql_write(
+    query: str,
+    db_host: Optional[str] = None,
+    db_user: Optional[str] = None,
+    db_pass: Optional[str] = None,
+    db_name: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> Any:
+    return _bridge(
+        "sql_write",
+        {
+            "query": query,
+            "db_host": db_host,
+            "db_user": db_user,
+            "db_pass": db_pass,
+            "db_name": db_name,
+        },
+    )
+
+
+def sql_read_and_hydrate(query: str) -> Any:
+    return _bridge("sql_read_and_hydrate", {"query": query})
+
+
+def get_tbl_primary_key_col_name(table: str) -> list:
+    return _bridge("get_tbl_primary_key_col_name", {"table": table})
+
+
+def run_process(cmd: str, stdin: str = "") -> tuple[int, str, str]:
+    proc = subprocess.run(
+        cmd,
+        input=stdin,
+        shell=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    return proc.returncode, proc.stdout, proc.stderr
diff --git a/sys/sql_bridge.php b/sys/sql_bridge.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e68024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/sql_bridge.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env php
+<?php
+/**
+ * CLI bridge so sandboxed Python can call the same SQL helpers as PHP (sys.php).
+ * Reads JSON from stdin, writes JSON to stdout, errors to stderr.
+ */
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+    fwrite(STDERR, "CLI only\n");
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/.env.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/sys.php';
+
+$input = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://stdin'), true);
+if (!is_array($input) || empty($input['action'])) {
+    fwrite(STDERR, json_encode(['error' => 'Invalid input']));
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+$dbHost = $input['db_host'] ?? null;
+$dbUser = $input['db_user'] ?? null;
+$dbPass = $input['db_pass'] ?? null;
+$dbName = $input['db_name'] ?? null;
+
+try {
+    switch ($input['action']) {
+        case 'sql':
+            $result = sql($input['query'], $dbHost, $dbUser, $dbPass, $dbName);
+            echo json_encode(['result' => $result]);
+            break;
+        case 'sql_read':
+            $result = sql_read($input['query'], $dbHost, $dbUser, $dbPass, $dbName);
+            echo json_encode(['result' => $result]);
+            break;
+        case 'sql_write':
+            $result = sql_write($input['query'], $dbHost, $dbUser, $dbPass, $dbName);
+            echo json_encode(['result' => $result]);
+            break;
+        case 'sql_read_and_hydrate':
+            $result = sql_read_and_hydrate($input['query']);
+            echo json_encode(['result' => $result]);
+            break;
+        case 'get_tbl_primary_key_col_name':
+            $result = getTblPrimaryKeyColName($input['table']);
+            echo json_encode(['result' => $result]);
+            break;
+        default:
+            throw new Exception('Unknown action: ' . $input['action']);
+    }
+} catch (Throwable $e) {
+    fwrite(STDERR, json_encode(['error' => $e->getMessage()]));
+    exit(1);
+}