how to run an external program...

[ash]

hi,
i want to know is there a way to run/control an external program form
within a python program?
thanks in advance for any support.

 

[Philippe C. Martin]

hi,

What do you need by "control" ?

look at os.system/execv/popen ...;

Regards,

Philippe

 

[Larry Bates]

In addition to what Philippe suggested, take a look at the
subprocess module as well (if you are on Python 2.4 or
greater).

-Larry Bates

 

[Fredrik Lundh]

In addition to what Philippe suggested, take a look at the
subprocess module as well (if you are on Python 2.4 or
greater).

footnote: the subprocess module is available for 2.2 and 2.3 as well.
a pure-python version (for unix and compatibles) can be found here:

http://www.lysator.liu.se/~astrand/popen5/

windows binaries here:

http://effbot.org/downloads/#subprocess

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[ash]

Thanks for Philippe, Larry and Fredrik for the help.
the subprocess module did the trick.

 

[calad.sigilon]

hi,
i want to know is there a way to run/control an external program form
within a python program?
thanks in advance for any

Have you tried os.system()?