Using python to start programs after logging in

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On 2017-01-19 19:08, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
> I am writing a python program to start the programs that need to be
> started after logging in.
>
> I have the following imports:
>     from subprocess import check_call, Popen, STDOUT
>     from time       import sleep, strftime
>
> And use the following code:
>     check_call(tuple('wmctrl -s 10'.split()))
>     log_file = open('Logging/firefox_%T.log'.replace('%T', strftime('%F_%R')), 'w')
>     Popen(tuple('firefox'.split()), stdout = log_file, stderr = STDOUT)
>
> The first statement is to go to the correct desktop.
>
> Is this a good way to do things, or could I do it in a better way?
>
Apart from the other answer, your use of .replace is odd. This would be 
better:

     log_file = open('Logging/firefox_%s.log' % strftime('%F_%R'), 'w')

Even better would be to use the 'with' statement as well.