> Im not a total noob but i don't know the command and the module to go > from python to the default shell.
there are several ways depending on what exactly you want to achieve: sys.exit(return_value): terminates the python process and gives controll back to the shell os.system(command_string): execute command string in a subshell. result is the return value of command_str subprocess.Popen(command): starts command as a subprocess and allows you to "communicate" with that process, i.e. lets you send something to its stdin and retrieve data from its stdout and stderr streams. have a look at the docs of that module for more information. - harold - -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list