linux disc space

[Tobiah]

DataSmash wrote:
> I simply want to capture the free disc space in a variable so that I
> can compare changes.  I'm aware of a few commands like "df -h" or "du -
> k", but I can't figure out how to capture those values as a variable.
> I also looked at os.statvfs(), but that output doesn't seem to make
> any sense at all to me, knowing the size of the disc.
> Thanks for your help!
> R.D.

You could use the subprocess module to capture the output
of your disk usage commands.

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