os.system is a python standard library function. It executes the given string argument as a command in a subshell.
Questions tagged [os.system]
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why python output doesn't save correctly
i'm trying to save output of a python code that actually it has written with os.system
import os
os.system("sudo nmap -p5433 -P0 -oG - -sS 127.0.0.1 | \
sed -n 's/.* \([0-9\.]\{7,\}\).*\/open\/.*/\1/p' > result.txt")
As you can see at the end…
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Python's os.system within a for loop: how to wait for a command to finish before re-starting the loop?
I am new in using os.system (in Python 3) and am trying to execute a program that I would normally run in a Linux terminal. I need to iterate a few times and am using something like the following loop:
for item in item_list:
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How could I open an individual python file (or any code file) in an editor from the comand ( os.system (Path) ) or (os.startfile(path/Filename))?
I am creating a script that opens an external file through two methods:
os.system(Path)
or
os.startfile(Path)
This works for Test files, however, it runs all code files like python which gets executed. I would like the option to open it in a text…
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Unable to call bash script using os.system() on Windows
I have a very simple bash script test.sh as shown below
#!/usr/bin/env bash
mkdir "/c/AAA"
I want to execute this code in python. When I call os.system(r"Y:\test.sh") in python, a window pops up and asks me which program I want to open the test.sh…
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Is there a way to concatenate python variables in os.system()?
I'm trying to concatenate python variables into os.system, the command seems to execute but it doesn't take properly the value allocated.
I've tried using both os.system and subprocess, but none of them work. Here is some of my attempts.
interface =…
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subprocess and os.system do not work when launched from flask
I need to run a command using python code and I tried to use both os.system and subprocess however both didn't work for some reason. Here's my code:
@app.route('/run-script')
def run_script():
subprocess.call('python3.6 GoReport.py --id 31-33…
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Run os.system as if python was not executed with sudo
When I run the following command, everyhting works as expected. No error and I get a system notification saying "Hello":
$ python3
>>> import os
>>> os.system("notify-send Hello")
0
However, when I do this:
$ sudo python3
>>> import os
>>>…
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Why script waits on a line until I terminate the running process manually?
I am trying to make a script to automatically browse a URL in Tor browser and after a few second terminate the process on the windows.
everything works fine actually, python randomly chooses a line in my URL.text file and open it in Tor browser…
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Get output of shell script and store to variable
I have a shell command(I'm running it on python) and I want to get its output and store it in a variable. Can you guys help me on how this can be done?
This is my python code...
os.system("unzip -p'" +filepath+"' docProps/app.xml | grep -oP…
seluj rufo
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From Python Script Run Another Python Scrip Without Conslole Appearing
Most of it's explained in the title. Basically I want to open another Python program from within a Python Program but without a console appearing in the background.
Here is the line of code I'm using at the moment:
os.system('Connect1.pyw')
Any…
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Error Handling in Python3 (os.system)
In Python, I am calling sub files from main python file.
In all sub python files, I have included try and except block.
In main file, I need the sub files to be executed in the order I have mentioned below.
Is there a way to stop executing…
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python raspberry pi3 os.system synta error invalid syntax
This is my code. When I am running the code it says syntax error = invalid syntax, it sees "&" symbol as a invalid syntax.
enter code here
# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time
import os
buttonPin =…
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Don't save a file, using a .format()
I'm trying to use os.system() and a .format() for a program that hides Archive in Image. I don't understand , why the OUTPUT.jpg doesn't save in a current directory. Also, I have a GUI for it, it's easy enough to use. But Can't get an output file.…
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Capturing nvidia-detect output to list
I want to run nvidia-detect and capture the output in a list or even a string that I can do a string comparison of the output to what I require.
I need to know if the system requires kmod-nvidia or kmod-nvidia-340xx.
I have searched and came up with…
edom
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python for loop on subprocess.Popen() and os.system() i get TypeError: 'int' object is not iterable
Say i have written bellow code:
import os
import subprocess
for i in os.system('ls'):
print i
I have got the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
TypeError: 'int' object is not…
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