os.system is a python standard library function. It executes the given string argument as a command in a subshell.
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Python gives broken pipe error and unable to write error while using os module
import os
cmd='for file in /proc/*/status ; do awk \'/VmSwap/||/^Pid/||/Name/{printf "%-20s", $2 $3}END{ print""}\' $file; done | sort -nr -k 3 | head -5'
os.system(cmd)
output, i have added # , my question is , why am i getting broken pipe error…
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hooking the keyboard in multiple threads - pyhook and threading
Im trying to capture a set of words from the keyboard
and run a coresponding command to each word.
Each thread looks for a different word.
For some reason although both threads are running only one word is captured.
import pythoncom, pyHook, os,…
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User Data in EC2 fails if python has os.system()
I found it faster to use aws s3 cp than boto to download files from s3 public repositories.
For some reason if I use boto my job executes fine.
If I use os.system('aws s3 cp s3://1000genomes/XXX /home/admin/data/XXX') the instance will download…
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How to start an executable from a variable path
I'm not able to start an executable from a variable path. I've tried:
os.system(destPath + '/BHC.exe')
os.system(destPath/BHC.exe)
the destPath is set correctly and the BHC.exe is in there.
How can I start the external program?
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Checking gcc warnings using Python
Below is a small code segment in the python script I wrote. The purpose of the script is to compile various C files. (I modified the segment and simplified it to fit the purpose of the question.)
fileName = "somefile.c"
my_cmd = "gcc…
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Pass variable from php to python script and run os.system()
I need to set the date and time of my raspberry pi with a php script.
After some research I use a php script to call a python script.
My datetime.php :
$date = '2015-09-05';
$output =…
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python extract fields from os.system std out
pretty new to python. I'm trying to integrate this github project (https://github.com/elceef/dnstwist) into a more dynamic / automated tool that will periodically execute, look for new domains that have popped up, add them to a mysql database and…
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Python os.system with 2 variables and zip
Sry, my english skills are very low.
My problem :
I want start a EXE with the "os.system" function.
It works...
os.system("Engine\\2.75\\python\\python.exe TEST_GUI.py")
So...now. This Code starts the Python EXE and starts my TEST GUI.
But what is…
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Python os.system('dir') points to 'C:\' not 'C:\myfolder\'
Python os.system('dir') points to 'C:\' instead of 'C:\myfolder\'. Any ideas why and how can I fix it?
Environment: Windows 7, Python3.4
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Broken pipe using os.system for get the folder size
I have a python script and I want to get the size of a folder (as fast as possible) like this:
os.system("du -k folder |sort -nr| head -n 1 > size")
Although it seems that works, I get this error
sort: write failed: standard output: Broken…
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Need to use a variable in an os.system command in python
I am new to python and I need to use a variable in the os.system command, here's my code so far
import os , sys
s = raw_input('test>')
then i want to use the varable s in an os.system command so I was thinking something like os.system("shutdown -s…
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Executing a string in python using system.check_call
I'm a novice at Python programming.
When I needed to execute some command-line commands inside a python script, I used to use subprocess.check_call, since I heard that this is better than os.system in several respects.
For example, when I need to…
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Function to Launch Another Python Script
I'm creating a program using Python/Tkinter and it involves a main screen with a bunch of buttons. Each button will launch another Python script in the same folder.
I'm trying to create a function that will quit the script and open another. How can…
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Call subprocess in python service
I have a strange problem..
I've created a python script (modbus_sensor.py), which runs as a service.
Modbus_sensor.py calls around 15 other python scripts by a scheduler.
When I run modbus_sensor.py like: "python modbus_sensor.py" it works…
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Python line to run .jar works very strangely
I'm trying to run limelight.jar with parameters with Python. Opening a brand new Python 3 shell and entering this:
os.system("java -jar /home/pi/Desktop/GGUIv0.8/limelight.jar stream -app Steam -notest 192.168.1.100")
Works fine. It brings up Steam…
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