[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I was looking for a simple way to load a simple python program from > another python program. > > I tried > > os.system(cabel) > > The file name is cabel.py a csound instrument editor.. > > The error I am getting is > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\boa-constructor\test of > snake\Frame1.py", line 212, in OnCabelItems0Menu > os.system(cabel) > NameError: global name 'cabel' is not defined > Localisation of messages is disabled, using default language. > time resolution is 279.365 ns > > This is with cabel in the current directory. I have managed to use > import to run it but it will only do it once. I may be able to use the > exec commands but I don't want to exit the program I am using only to > run other programs and then exit. I would also perfer that cabel is in > it's own directory. > > thanks in advance for any help > > http://www.stormpages.com/edexter/csound.html
Read the docs: os.system() takes a string. You're calling it with an uninitialized variable name. Unless you have something like "cabel = 'cabel'" somewhere before your call os.system() you can expect that error. "import cabel" will only work once because python's module import mechanism caches imported modules to save time when a script imports them more than once. To force the module to be reloaded use the reload function: "reload(cabel)" os.system() docs: http://docs.python.org/lib/os-process.html#l2h-1692 (But see the subprocess module too: http://docs.python.org/lib/module-subprocess.html) Peace, ~Simon -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
