Call a shell script from a python script

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Call a shell script from a python script

Jul 17th, 2008

Hey you all

I have a simple question :

How do we call a shell script from a python script ? (Windows)

I tried this :

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import os
os.system('sh C:\temp\script.sh')

and this :

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import subprocess
subprocess.call("C:\temp\script.sh",shell=True)

I played with the sh, adding it, removing it, adding .exe
I played with the slashes ..

I couldn't get this work

Thanks

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Re: Call a shell script from a python script

Jul 17th, 2008

if you can type exactly that command into your command window, then os.system() with *exactly* that command will work.

What doesn't work about it? Are you getting an error?

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