On 6 Sep 2005 08:07:12 -0700, Eric McGraw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you want it to return when the program is finished then use > os.system('app') but if you just want to start it and return right > away, use os.startfile('app')
That one is Windows-only, though -- at least in 2.3 where I live. The os.spawn* family of calls are more portable, but I'm not sure it's a good idea to just spawn-and-forget a process. /Jorgen -- // Jorgen Grahn <jgrahn@ Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu \X/ algonet.se> R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list