window opens with os.system()

[jim-on-linux]

On Sunday 18 February 2007 17:27, Gabriel 
Genellina wrote:
> En Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:09:23 -0300,
> jim-on-linux <inq1ltd at verizon.net>
>
> escribió:
> > I have a simple module that sends text files
> > to a printer. Then, it moves the file to the
> > 'Fprtd' directory. The module contains the
> > following code;
> >
> >
> > #####
> >
> > for n in PrtList:
> >   os.system('type '+n+ ' > prn'
> >   os.system('move '+n+ ' Fprtd')
> >
Thanks Geneilina, 
It works fine.  
 shutil.copyfile(xxx,prn) 
jim-on-linux


> > #####
> >
> > os.system opens and closes a window for each
> > file it sends to the printer and again for
> > each time it moves a file to the Fprtd
> > directory.  If there were only a few files,
> > this wouldn't be so bad. But, when the files
> > number 300 to 400 it becomes objectionable.
>
> Just code the above in Python itself.
> type xxx > prn == copy xxx prn ==
> shutil.copyfile(xxx,prn) move xxx Fprtd ==
> shutil.move(xxx, Fprtd)
>
> --
> Gabriel Genellina