How do I pass a variable to an external program

[Rigga]

Cameron Laird wrote:

> In article <guDhb.342$%93.301 at news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk>,
> Rigga  <Rigga at noemail.com> wrote:
>>> .
>>> .
>>> .
>>> In the short term,
>>>   os.system('cd %s' % variable)
>>> is probably what you think you want.
>>Wow thanks for the fast response that works a treat, now i just gotta find
>>out how you run more than one command on a line i.e.
>>os.system('cd %s' 'ls -lt')
>>
>>
> 
>   os.system('cd %s; ls -lt' % variable)
> 
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Thanks Cameron your help and patience has been appreciated.

Regards

Rigga