Use os.system to install a program on apt-get?

Question

Is it possible to use os.system to install a program on apt-get. Here's what I've tried so far:

if comm == "install":
  os.system("gnome-terminal -e sudo apt-get install"+args)

(args being the argument supplied to the command)

Sure you can do it. But what results do you expect? And what problems do you face? — Jan Vlcinsky, May 05 '14 at 22:11

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 05 '14 at 22:13

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It is possible, but I'd personally avoid using os.system() (or preferred subprocess module calls) for python apt interface: homepage

It gives you much more flexibility than plain os.system() (e.g. installation progress reporting etc.)

answered May 05 '14 at 22:13

Gabriel M

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