Peter Hansen wrote:
> rbt wrote:
>
>> Is it safe to say that any value returned by os.system() other than 0
>> is an error?
>>
>> if os.system('winver') != 0:
>> print "Winver failed!"
>> else:
>> print "Winver Worked."
>
>
> According to the docs, assuming that *in general* would be an error, but
> it's likely that for the sorts of cases you are talking about, it's true.
>
> Ultimately, since the return code is generally under the control of the
> application you're calling, it's absolutely possible (likely) that there
> are many programs which do not work as you assume above, and probably a
> large number which don't ever explicitly set the return value at all...
>
> -Peter
>
OK, thanks guys. That's helpful... this is more of an MS issue than a
Python issue.
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