>The module popen2 is your friend. Or the os.spawn* methods in module
os.
Another (simpler IMO) way to do it is to use os.startfile.
To start Notepad:
>>> import os
>>> os.startfile("notepad.exe")
also, you can start an application from an associated file.
Start MS Word with:
>>> os.startfile("MyDocument.doc")
/Johan Lindberg