Calling an exe within Python

[David A. Fuess]

things that execute exe threads in os include ...

execl (path, arg0, arg1, ...) 
execle (path, arg0, arg1, ..., env) 
execlp (path, arg0, arg1, ...) 
execv (path, args) 
execve (path, args, env) 
execvp (path, args) 
execvpe (path, args, env) 

Look in the documentation for particulars. I believe all are modal on
Windows.

You can use fork on UNIX.

Dave

dockeen at aol.com (Dockeen) wrote:

>If I were to use Python as a controller / integrator for a number of
>stand-alone executables, then I would need to call those exe files from within
>Python
>
>(1) Easy question, is this possible?
>(2) When I do such a call, does execution within the Python script wait for the
>exe to finish or does it spawn a new threat for the exe and move on?
>
>Wayne
>
>However dumb you think my questions are, they are nowhere near as
>intellectually challenged as I am.