os.popen() not executing command on windows xp

[nic]

On my system (WinXP) typing the following line into command
prompt(cmd.exe) successfully scans the file test1.txt:
"c:\Program Files\Grisoft\A VG Free\avgscan.ex e" "c:\program
files\temp1\tes t1.txt"

Yet the python script:
import os
a = os.popen('"c:\P rogram Files\Grisoft\A VG Free\avgscan.ex e"
"c:\program files\temp1\tes t1.txt"')
print a.read()

Returns a blank line, and I doesn't scan the file. (Note I've used
os.popen() successfully on my system in other situations like:
os.popen('taskk ill /F /IM taskname.exe')) .

I have a feeling my avgscan example shown above not working has
something to do with calling a 3rd party software program (avgscan.exe)
through popen, but I don't know why this won't work, when manually
typing it in the command line does?

[Gabriel Genellina]

Re: os.popen() not executing command on windows xp

At Thursday 11/1/2007 06:42, nic wrote:

>a = os.popen('"c:\P rogram Files\Grisoft\A VG Free\avgscan.ex e"
>"c:\program files\temp1\tes t1.txt"')

Your string contains backquotes, and they have to be escaped.
Either use a raw string: os.popen(r'"c:\ Program...) or double all
backquotes: os.popen('"c:\\ Program...)


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[Justin Ezequiel]

Re: os.popen() not executing command on windows xp

import os

a = os.popen('"c:\P rogram Files\Grisoft\A VG Free\avgscan.ex e"
"c:\program files\temp1\tes t1.txt"')
print a.read()
>

use raw strings

e.g., instead of '"c:...\avgscan ...'
use r'"c:...\avgsca n...'

http://www.ferg.org/projects/python_gotchas.html#contents_item_2

[nic]

Re: os.popen() not executing command on windows xp

Justin Ezequiel wrote:

import os
a = os.popen('"c:\P rogram Files\Grisoft\A VG Free\avgscan.ex e"
"c:\program files\temp1\tes t1.txt"')
print a.read()

>
use raw strings
>
e.g., instead of '"c:...\avgscan ...'
use r'"c:...\avgsca n...'
>
http://www.ferg.org/projects/python_...ontents_item_2

Sorry I initally had retyped the code to replace some variables to make
it more clear, I already had them as raw strings:

import os
pstr = r'"c:\Program Files\Grisoft\A VG Free\avgscan.ex e" "c:\program
files\temp1\tes t1.txt"'
a = os.popen(pstr)
print a.read()

I've confirmed the string I'm inputting to os.popen is EXACTLY the same
as the one I can successfully execute manually in command prompt, so
when I go:
print pstr, it yields:
"c:\Program Files\Grisoft\A VG Free\avgscan.ex e" "c:\program
files\temp1\tes t1.txt"

The problem remains popen won't execute this line as it does when
inputted manually to command prompt.

[nic]

Re: os.popen() not executing command on windows xp

It appears os.popen() doesn't like full windows paths with spaces (e.g.
"c:/program files") so I'm going to use the subprocess module.

[Gabriel Genellina]

Re: os.popen() not executing command on windows xp

At Thursday 11/1/2007 14:09, nic wrote:

>import os
>pstr = r'"c:\Program Files\Grisoft\A VG Free\avgscan.ex e" "c:\program
>files\temp1\te st1.txt"'
>a = os.popen(pstr)
>print a.read()
>
>I've confirmed the string I'm inputting to os.popen is EXACTLY the same
>as the one I can successfully execute manually in command prompt, so
>when I go:
>print pstr, it yields:
>"c:\Program Files\Grisoft\A VG Free\avgscan.ex e" "c:\program
>files\temp1\te st1.txt"
>
>The problem remains popen won't execute this line as it does when
>inputted manually to command prompt.

I have AVG so I tried this example. That's not the problem. popen
works ok, avgscan is executed. But the avgscan program does *not* use
stdout nor stderr to write to the console, so popen can't capture its output.
You can confirm this at the command prompt:

"c:\Program Files\Grisoft\A VG Free\avgscan.ex e" "c:\program
files\temp1\tes t1.txt" >output.txt 2>&1

You will see the usual progress messages from avgscan *on screen*,
and when you type output.txt, it's empty. avgscan appears to write
directly to the console.
You may use the /REPORT option; avgscan /? for details.


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