On Tue, 01 Mar 2016 19:26:55 +0100, Peter Otten wrote: > An exception is raised because you pass the command as a single argument
<snip good stuff> I did not realize that how the command was passed would make such a difference. I guess I am stuck in my old VB habits for creating variables. You don't have to say it, this ain't VB! :-) After making the changes to "command = ", it works fine without the shell. At the risk of sounding redundant, thank you. -- <Wildman> GNU/Linux user #557453 "The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself." -Benjamin Franklin -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
