Run Windows commands from Python console

[g.morkvenas at gmail.com]

Hello,

I run Python console in Windows. Can I run cmd prompt commands there?

If I run command dir I have:

>>> dir
<built-in function dir>
 
What does it means?

If i trying to create file I have error:

>>> type NUL > hh.txt
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    type NUL > hh.txt
           ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax


What means line below:

File "<stdin>", line 1

I don't have any <stdin> file.