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525 questions linked to/from How do I execute a program or call a system command?
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How do I execute a program from Python? os.system fails due to spaces in path [duplicate]
I have a Python script that needs to execute an external program, but for some reason fails.
If I have the following script:
import os;
os.system("C:\\Temp\\a b c\\Notepad.exe");
raw_input();
Then ...
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Executing command line programs from within python [duplicate]
I'm building a web application that will is going to manipulate (pad, mix, merge etc) sound files and I've found that sox does exactly what I want. Sox is a linux command line program and I'm feeling ...
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Using python to run another program? [duplicate]
I have a program that I run from the command line that looks like this:
$ program a.txt b.txt
The program requires two text files as arguments. I am trying to write a Python 3.2 script to run the ...
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How to run another Python program without holding up original [duplicate]
What command in Python can be used to run another Python program?
It should not wait for the child process to terminate. Instead, it should continue on. It also does not need to remember its child ...
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Run Rsync from Python [duplicate]
I need to run an rsync command from Python. Is this possible and if so, how do I do it?
rsync -Ccavz --delete DJStatic username@website
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How to run commands on shell through python [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Calling an external command in Python
I want to run commands in another directory using python.
What are the various ways used for this and which is the most efficient one?
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Execute terminal commands in python3 [duplicate]
I am on a Raspberry Pi, and I am using a program called fswebcam, which allows you to take pictures with a webcam.
~$ fswebcam image.jpg
That command if entered in terminal takes a picture and saves ...
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Recommended way to run another program from within a Python script [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to call external command in Python
I'm writing a Python script on a windows machine. I need to launch another application "OtherApp.exe". What is the most suitable way to ...
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Calling Inkscape in Python [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Calling an external command in Python
I am trying to convert SVG files to PDFs in Python. I want to use Inkscape for this. How can I call Inkscape in Python ?
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Python . Script to run exe file [duplicate]
I want to execute an exe file in script which requires command like this in commandline C:\pathtotool.exe -2 c:\data .
how can i do this in python in windows. Os.system does not work
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How to start a command line command from Python [duplicate]
I've got a series of commands I'm making from the command line where I call certain utilities. Specifically:
root@beaglebone:~# canconfig can0 bitrate 50000 ctrlmode triple-sampling on loopback on
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Running bash command in python [duplicate]
I'm trying to run a long bash command with several pipes inside. I did some research and found the use of os.chdir() to change to a working directory, and subprocess to execute bash commands.
First I ...
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How to write a python script to open applications in linux mint [duplicate]
Hi I would like to write a python script so that if i run that script it should open couple of applications and run some commands in console.Can any one guide me through it. Like example scripts and ...
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Capturing netcat shell command output in Python [duplicate]
I want execute netcat command from my python script, so I use the 'subprocess.Popen', but the problem is that the output of this command is directly printed in may shell console, i want o get him in a ...
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Execute shell command and retrieve stdout in Python [duplicate]
In Perl, if I want to execute a shell command such as foo, I'll do this:
#!/usr/bin/perl
$stdout = `foo`
In Python I found this very complex solution:
#!/usr/bin/python
import subprocess
p = ...
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