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How do I run an external system command on Windows?

noahspurrier at my-deja.com noahspurrier at my-deja.com
Mon Sep 18 18:05:45 EDT 2000 
Wait! I take it back, because os.system() does not return you the
result
as a string. You get the exit code, but all output is lost. I suppose I
could redirect it to a file and then read it in, but that would not be
much fun.

I want the functionality of the commands module on UNIX <b>and</b>
Windows NT -- Or even just WinNT! Now I can't figure out how
to do it under Windows...

But thanks anyway.

Yours,
Noah

In article <8q5efg$b1e$1 at panix6.panix.com>,
  aahz at panix.com (Aahz Maruch) wrote:
> In article <8q5d2b$la8$1 at nnrp1.deja.com>,  <noahspurrier at my-deja.com>
wrote:
> >
> >Does Python have something similar to Perl's "system" command or the
``
> >(backtick operator)? This would preferably be something cross-
platform.
> >I need this to work on Windows NT Win2K) and UNIX (OpenBSD).
>
> os.system()
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