tagged [subprocess]
What can lead to "IOError: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor" during os.system()?
What can lead to "IOError: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor" during os.system()? I am using a scientific software including a Python script that is calling `os.system()` which is used to run another scie...
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- 24 Apr at 00:10
Python subprocess/Popen with a modified environment
Python subprocess/Popen with a modified environment I believe that running an external command with a slightly modified environment is a very common case. That's how I tend to do it: I've got a gut fe...
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- 7 Jan at 03:57
How to get exit code when using Python subprocess communicate method?
How to get exit code when using Python subprocess communicate method? How do I retrieve the exit code when using Python's `subprocess` module and the `communicate()` method? Relevant code: Should I be...
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- 11 Nov at 20:3
Using module 'subprocess' with timeout
Using module 'subprocess' with timeout Here's the Python code to run an arbitrary command returning its `stdout` data, or raise an exception on non-zero exit codes: `communicate` is used to wait for t...
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- 1 Nov at 00:18
What's the difference between subprocess Popen and call (how can I use them)?
What's the difference between subprocess Popen and call (how can I use them)? I want to call an external program from Python. I have used both `Popen()` and `call()` to do that. What's the difference ...
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- 24 May at 00:16
running multiple bash commands with subprocess
running multiple bash commands with subprocess If I run `echo a; echo b` in bash the result will be that both commands are run. However if I use subprocess then the first command is run, printing out ...
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- 19 Jul at 09:36
How to terminate a python subprocess launched with shell=True
How to terminate a python subprocess launched with shell=True I'm launching a subprocess with the following command: However, when I try to kill using: or The command keeps running in the background, ...
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- 21 Oct at 12:48
Pipe subprocess standard output to a variable
Pipe subprocess standard output to a variable I want to run a command in `pythong`, using the subprocess module, and store the output in a variable. However, I do not want the command's output to be p...
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- 5 Jul at 15:44
check output from CalledProcessError
check output from CalledProcessError I am using subprocess.check_output from pythons subprocess module to execute a ping command. Here is how I am doing it: It is raising a CalledProcessError and says...
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- 27 Sep at 20:32
Start and capture GUI's output from same Python script and transfer variables?
Start and capture GUI's output from same Python script and transfer variables? I have to start a GUI from an existing Python application. The GUI is actually separate Python GUI that can run alone. Ri...
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- 29 Dec at 00:50
Launch a shell command with in a python script, wait for the termination and return to the script
Launch a shell command with in a python script, wait for the termination and return to the script I've a python script that has to launch a shell command for every file in a dir: This works fine for t...
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- 28 Nov at 11:35