On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 10:12:47PM -0400, Dave Angel wrote: > amit wrote: > >How does one go about calling multiple programs using subprocess? > > > >This is the program flow: > > > >C:\> wrenv.exe > >C:\> make clean > >.. > >.. > > > >The 'wrenv.exe' is necessary since it sets up the proper environment > >for building. How do I use subprocess to execute 'wrenv.exe' and then > >the 'make clean' command. > > > >Any help is appreciated. > > > >Thanks, > >Amit > > > One way is to write a batch file (since you're on Windows), and > execute that with shell=True. > > It's not the only way, or the most efficient. But it's most likely > to work, without knowing anything more about those two programs. > > DaveA >
Thanks Dave. That's actually a good idea and in this case probably the only way that this would work. I can auto-generate the batch file from the python script with the parameters that I need and just execute that with the subprocess. I wish there was a cleaner was as well. But thanks for tip! Amit -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
