os.system questions

[Eric Price]

Thank you :)
Eric


>From: "Parthan SR" <python.technofreak at gmail.com>
>To: "Eric Price" <soyouthinkimgonnalikethis at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: os.system questions
>Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:52:01 +0530
>
>On 3/31/07, Eric Price <soyouthinkimgonnalikethis at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>Oops! The problem isn't in the os.system call. It's in the fact that I
>>don't
>>call the function. That is, I write a script called "test.py" with a
>>function in it called "freshReboot". Now, how do I call that function from
>>test.py? That is, how do I write a cron event such that "freshReboot"
>>actually gets called when I run test.py?
>
>
>Just call the function name within the test.py itself
>
>def freshReboot():
>...
>...
>...
>...
>
>if __name__ == '__main__':
>    freshReboot()
>
>(or)
>
>freshReboot()
>
>Now, run test.py. If you are printing anything or having a return value,
>then it will be displayed in the terminal from where you call the program.
>If you are executing it from another script, then the return value will be
>returned where it is being called.
>--
>With Regards
>
>---
>Parthan.S.R.
>Research Assistant
>National Resource Center for Free/Open Source Software
>Python Developer n00b

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