python equivalent of the following program

[Edward Elliott]

AndyL wrote:
> Edward Elliott wrote:
>> And if the script runs somewhere that stderr is likely to disappear:
>> 
>> prog1 = subprocess.Popen(['prog1'], stdout=file1,
>> stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
> 
> Forgot to mention before that the main motivation is to have the same
> code on bot Linux and M$ platforms.
> 
> Does subprocess work well on both?

yes


> Also how to find out that the 'prog1' e.g. has exited and it is  done?

prog1.wait() or prog1.poll().  look at the subprocess docs.