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SaturN · Jun 22nd, 2005, 5:45 PM

I have looked through the threads, i may have missed it, but i swear that i saw it on here before?? I promise.. hehe
What i want, is to get python to open a certain program!!
If anyone can give me the link to the thread, or an idea of where i can find out!!

uman · Jun 22nd, 2005, 6:16 PM

import os
os.system("name of program in your path")

SaturN · Jun 22nd, 2005, 6:48 PM

Thanks for that

uman · Jun 22nd, 2005, 9:19 PM

No problem.

Cerulean · Jun 23rd, 2005, 6:24 PM

Be careful of the security implications of using os.system or any other process-spawning method in the os module that takes a string if you're passing user input on as parameters or something. You don't want to give the user of the script access to a shell, do you?
And you're better off using the subprocess module if you're using Python 2.4:

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import subprocess
subprocess.call(["program-name", "--param1", "--param2"])

Jun 22nd, 2005, 5:45 PM	#1
SaturN Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Uk Posts: 68 Rep Power: 4	Looked, But Can't find!! Opening Programs With Python I have looked through the threads, i may have missed it, but i swear that i saw it on here before?? I promise.. hehe What i want, is to get python to open a certain program!! If anyone can give me the link to the thread, or an idea of where i can find out!! __________________ (Toggle Plain Text) while me is alive: make(life,simple) while me is alive: make(life,simple)

Jun 22nd, 2005, 6:16 PM	#2
uman Expert Programmer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 794 Rep Power: 4	import os os.system("name of program in your path") __________________ Few people deserve to be compared to (Rush) Limbaugh, most of them were convicted at the Nuremburg trials. --WilliamSChips on Slashdot

Jun 22nd, 2005, 6:48 PM	#3
SaturN Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Uk Posts: 68 Rep Power: 4	Thanks for that __________________ (Toggle Plain Text) while me is alive: make(life,simple) while me is alive: make(life,simple)

Jun 22nd, 2005, 9:19 PM	#4
uman Expert Programmer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 794 Rep Power: 4	No problem. __________________ Few people deserve to be compared to (Rush) Limbaugh, most of them were convicted at the Nuremburg trials. --WilliamSChips on Slashdot

Jun 23rd, 2005, 6:24 PM	#5
Cerulean Professional Programmer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 459 Rep Power: 4	Be careful of the security implications of using os.system or any other process-spawning method in the os module that takes a string if you're passing user input on as parameters or something. You don't want to give the user of the script access to a shell, do you? And you're better off using the subprocess module if you're using Python 2.4: (Toggle Plain Text) import subprocess subprocess.call(["program-name", "--param1", "--param2"]) import subprocess subprocess.call(["program-name", "--param1", "--param2"])

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