python script question

[Erik Max Francis]

Ken wrote:

> Hi all, just like to ask if python CGI script can be mix with python
> Shell
> script?
> 
> I.e. if:
> file1 is CGI (#!/usr/local/bin/python)
> and file2 is shell script (#!/bin/sh)
> 
> can I have "import file2" inside file1 and use the functions inside
> file2?

No.  You want os.system or some variant.

The import statement in Python is _only_ for importing Python modules.

> Also, does the shell script have *.py extension?

If it did and tried to import it you'd get some interesting syntax
errors.

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