popen[2-4] does not work with parameters inside quotes

[Anders Dalvander]

os.popen[2-4] does not work with parameters inside quotes, nor do
os.popen. At least on Windows.

import os
cmd = '"c:\\command.exe" "parameter inside quotes"'
os.popen4(cmd)

Results in the following error message:

'c:\\command.exe" "parameter inside quotes' is not recognized as an
internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

// Dalle

 

[Emile van Sebille]

"Anders Dalvander"

os.popen[2-4] does not work with parameters inside quotes, nor do
os.popen. At least on Windows.

import os
cmd = '"c:\\command.exe" "parameter inside quotes"'
os.popen4(cmd)

Results in the following error message:

Hmm... not for me... I get:
(<open file '"c:\command.exe" "parameter inside quotes"', mode 'w' at
0x008E6620>, <open file '"c:\command.exe" "parameter insid
e quotes"', mode 'r' at 0x008EC060>)


Emile van Sebille
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Derrick 'dman' Hudson]

cmd = '"c:\\command.exe" "parameter inside quotes"'
os.popen4(cmd)

'c:\\command.exe" "parameter inside quotes' is not recognized as an
internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Not surprising. Pick command.COM or cmd.exe.

-D

 

[Anders Dalvander]

Not surprising. Pick command.COM or cmd.exe.

*siq* I should have written anycommand.exe instead of command.exe...

 

[Anders Dalvander]

Hmm... not for me... I get:

(<open file '"c:\command.exe" "parameter inside quotes"', mode 'w' at
0x008E6620>, <open file '"c:\command.exe" "parameter insid
e quotes"', mode 'r' at 0x008EC060>)

Did you try with having the exe-file in another directory with spaces:
"c:\path with spaces\command.exe"?

What Windows version are you running?

// Dalle

 

[Emile van Sebille]

"Emile van Sebille" <[email protected]> wrote in message

Did you try with having the exe-file in another directory with spaces:
"c:\path with spaces\command.exe"?

This wraps, but here's the result:

Python 2.4a0 (#46, Oct 25 2003, 09:39:59) [MSC v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] on
win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.Studio\\Common\\Tools\\dfview.ex
e" "parameter inside quotes"'(<open file '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio\Common\Tools\dfview.exe"
"parameter inside quotes"', mode 'w' at 0x008E4EE0>, <open file '"C:\Program
Fil
es\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools\dfview.exe" "parameter inside
quotes"',
mode 'r' at 0x008EC660>)

What Windows version are you running?

This was on winxppro.

Emile