Is os.system() going to be deprecated in future ?.....I read somewhere. Dennis Benzinger wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > My server.py looks like this > > > > ---------------------------------------------CODE---------------------------------- > > #!/usr/bin/env python > > import socket > > import sys > > import os > > > > s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) > > host = '' > > port = 2000 > > > > s.bind((host,port)) > > s.listen(1) > > conn, addr = s.accept() > > print 'client is at', addr > > > > while True: > > data = conn.recv(1000000) > > if (data == 'MaxSim'): > > print 'MaxiSim' > > os.system('notepad') > > elif (data == 'Driving Sim'): > > print 'Driving Sim' > > os.system('explorer') > > elif (data == 'SHUTDOWN'): > > print 'Shutting down...' > > os.system('shutdown -s') > > conn.close() > > break > > -------------------------------------------CODE > > END------------------------------------- > > > > I am running this above program on a windows machine. My client is a > > Linux box. What I want to achieve is that server.py should follows > > instructions till I send a 'SHUTDOWN' command upon which it should shut > > down. > > > > When I run this program and suppose send 'MaxSim' to it, it launches > > notepad.exe fine, but then after that it doesn't accept subsequent > > command. I want is that it should accept subsequent commands like > > Driving Sim and launch windows explorer etc untill I send a 'SHUTDOWN' > > command. > > > > Any help on this, it will be greatly appreciated. > > > > > os.system() blocks until the called program has finished. Use the > subprocess module <http://docs.python.org/lib/module-subprocess.html>: > > <untested_code> > > import subprocess > > subprocess.Popen("notepad") > > </untested_code> > > > Dennis
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