Calling Exe from Python

[muhamad.abbas]

Hello Folks,

This is what i am required to do.
Call an executable from my python script, and when the executable is
finished running, i should continue with my python script.

I have tried "os.exec()" but it calls the executable and never returns
to the calling python script.
I tried "os.fork" it will start an independent process,
since logic of my program depends on the results of executable.

I am unable to figure, how to do it.
Hope you folks would help me.

~JinBaba

[Rex Turnbull]

Re: Calling Exe from Python

muhamad.abbas :

Hello Folks,
>
This is what i am required to do.
Call an executable from my python script, and when the executable is
finished running, i should continue with my python script.
>
I have tried "os.exec()" but it calls the executable and never returns
to the calling python script.
I tried "os.fork" it will start an independent process,
since logic of my program depends on the results of executable.
>
I am unable to figure, how to do it.
Hope you folks would help me.
>
~JinBaba
>

I use
import os
os.spawnl(os.P_ WAIT, pathToExe, pathToExe, parm1, parm2, parm3, )

Remember that pathToExe must also be the first parameter.
There are many other flavors of os.spawn, check documentation!

Good luck,
Rex