Re: [Tutor] running a .exe
Ahh. That helps a lot. Thanks.
-Robin
- Original Message -
From: "Kent Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Python Tutor"
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Tutor] running a .exe
> Robin Buyer wrote:
> > I created a small program to test os.system:
> >
> > import os.path
> > os.system("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE")
> >
> > when i run this from the command line I get an error message:
> > 'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable
> > program or batch file.
> >
> > How do you put spaces into a path name?
>
> The same way you do if you are typing the command directly to the shell -
put it in
> quotes. So now there are two sets of quotes - one to tell Python it is a
string, and one
> to pass to the shell:
> os.system('"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"')
>
> Alternately use subprocess.call() which takes a list of command-line
parameters so it
> knows to quote the first arg:
> >>> import subprocess
> >>> subprocess.call([r'C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE'])
>
> Also note that if you want to use paths with \ in them in Python strings
you should use a
> raw string, otherwise the \ start escape sequences that you don't intend:
> os.system(r'"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"')
>
> Kent
>
> PS please respond to the list.
>
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Re: [Tutor] running a .exe
Robin Buyer wrote:
> I created a small program to test os.system:
>
> import os.path
> os.system("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE")
>
> when i run this from the command line I get an error message:
> 'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
> program or batch file.
>
> How do you put spaces into a path name?
The same way you do if you are typing the command directly to the shell - put
it in
quotes. So now there are two sets of quotes - one to tell Python it is a
string, and one
to pass to the shell:
os.system('"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"')
Alternately use subprocess.call() which takes a list of command-line parameters
so it
knows to quote the first arg:
>>> import subprocess
>>> subprocess.call([r'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE'])
Also note that if you want to use paths with \ in them in Python strings you
should use a
raw string, otherwise the \ start escape sequences that you don't intend:
os.system(r'"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"')
Kent
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Re: [Tutor] running a .exe
The internet was just an example. I'm just looking at how to open .exe from
python.
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From: "Liam Clarke-Hutchinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Robin Buyer'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 7:35 PM
Subject: RE: [Tutor] running a .exe
> Hi Robin,
>
> Normally you would use
>
> import os
>
> os.system("c:/windows/iexplore.exe") # Or wherever it lives
>
> Build as you're attempting to run internet explorer you could use -
>
> import webbrowser
>
> webbrowser.open("http://www.google.co.nz";) #Assuming IE is system default
> broswe
>
>
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> Sent: Friday, 23 December 2005 11:50 a.m.
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> Subject: [Tutor] running a .exe
>
>
> How do you run a .exe from inside a python program.
> random example:
> print "What would you like to do today? "
> print "E - email"
> print "I - internet"
> what = input("Choose: ")
> if what == "E":
> Heres where i would need to run IEXPLORE.exe
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Re: [Tutor] running a .exe
Robin Buyer wrote:
> How do you run a .exe from inside a python program.
> random example:
> print "What would you like to do today? "
> print "E - email"
> print "I - internet"
> what = input("Choose: ")
> if what == "E":
> Heres where i would need to run IEXPLORE.exe
Look at os.system() (simple) and the subprocess module (more complicated and
flexible).
Kent
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[Tutor] running a .exe
How do you run a .exe from inside a python
program.
random example:
print "What would you like to do today?
" print "E - email" print "I -
internet" what = input("Choose: ")
if what == "E":
Heres where i
would need to run IEXPLORE.exe
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