Calling Exe from Python

[Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch]

In <1178102899.910368.114140 at n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, M Abbas wrote:

> This is what i am required to do.
> Call an executable from my python script, and when the executable is
> fininshed running, i should continue with my python script.
> 
> I have tried "os.exec()" but it calls the executable and never returns
> to the calling python script.
> I tried "os.fork" it will start an independent process,
> since logic of my program depends on the results of executable.

Take a look at `os.system()` or the `subprocess` module.

Ciao,
	Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch