Michael Williams wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I've recently seen the "subprocess" module and am rather confused by
> it's requirements. Is it not possible to execute an entire string
> without having to break them up into a list of arguments? For instance,
> I'd much rather do the following:
>
>
> subprocess.call("ls -al | grep -i test")
>
>
> . . .than to have to:
>
>
> list = ["ls", "-a", "-l" ] . . . . . . and so on and so forth.
> subprocess.call(list. . .)
>
>
> What is the best way to go about executing a massively complex single
> line command?
You could always call "ls -al | grep -i test".split().
STeVe
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