External command in Python

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Is it possible to call an external command from within a python script?
Oct 1, 2018 in Python by ana1504.k
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you can check the subprocess module in the standard library :

The subprocess  is more flexible when compared to system and it is recommended over the os.system().

answered Oct 1, 2018 by SDeb
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