execute a shell script from a python script

[spec]

Thanks, actually there are no args, is there something even simpler?

Thanks
Frank


Thomas Nelson wrote:
> If your script is foo.sh and takes args:
> import subprocess
> subprocess.call(["foo.sh","args"],shell=True)
> Should work fine.  check out
> http://www.python.org/dev/doc/maint24/lib/module-subprocess.html
>
> Enjoy,
> THN
>
> spec wrote:
> > Hi all, I know nothing about Python. What I need to do is to get a
> > Python script to execute a local shell script. I do not need any
> > output. What would be th eeasiest way to accomplish this?
> > 
> > Thanks!