How do I call an external command within Python as if I had typed it in a shell or command prompt?

If you want to execute complex shell commands, see the note on shell=True at the end of this answer. The check_output function works in all officially maintained versions of Python.

Sep 23, 2010 · 19 I'm running Python 3.5 and subprocess.call ( ['./test.sh']) doesn't work for me. I give you three solutions depends on what you want to do with the output. 1 - call the script. …

If you cannot replace one or both ends of the pipeline with native Python code, perhaps think about using a shell after all, especially if the pipeline has more than two or three processes …

Feb 15, 2013 · How can we interact with OS shell using Python ? I want to run windows cmd commands via python. How can it be achieved ?

Jan 8, 2017 · On previous computers, when I would try to exit a Python script on the Windows command prompt, all you need to do is press ctrl+c. But when I do that on my computer it tells …

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513 Like most Python developers, I typically keep a console window open with the Python interpreter running to test commands, dir() stuff, help() stuff, etc. Like any console, after a …

Mar 5, 2014 · user:> . /path/to/env1.sh user:> python something.py user:> exit user:> . /path/to/env2.sh user:> python something2.py user:> exit etc for a few more steps. Each …

Mar 16, 2012 · The python command line is a read-evaluate-print-loop, that is when you type text it will read that text, evaluate it, and eventually print the result. When you type exit() it …