[python-win32] executing dos commands

Hi folkz, just a simple question for a python guru:-) How can I execute dos commands via python? The command exec(chdir \Dir1\dir2\..) doesn't do it. Many thanks in advance! Solomon ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org

Re: [python-win32] executing dos commands

On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 1:29 PM, solomon.zewdie.al...@zf.com wrote: Hi folkz, just a simple question for a python guru:-) How can I execute dos commands via python? The command exec(chdir \Dir1\dir2\..) doesn't do it. Many thanks in advance! Solomon

Re: [python-win32] executing dos commands

Von: python-win32-bounces+solomon.zewdie.altek=zf@python.org im Auftrag von King Simon-NFHD78 Gesendet: Fr 06.03.2009 15:45 An: python-win32@python.org Betreff: Re: [python-win32] executing dos commands -Original Message- From: python-win32-bounces

Re: [python-win32] executing dos commands

One warning: If you do a chdir command (for example) or define a dos environment variable, etc, in a shell script -- using any of the subprocess or os.system or such commands -- it will only affect the child procees which is created for the call, not the process you make the call from. This is