On Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:56:03 -0600, Wildman wrote: > On Tue, 01 Mar 2016 19:26:55 +0100, Peter Otten wrote: > >> An exception is raised because you pass the command as a single argument > > <snip good stuff> > > I did not realize that how the command was passed would > make such a difference. I guess I am stuck in my old > VB habits for creating variables. You don't have to > say it, this ain't VB! :-) > > After making the changes to "command = ", it works fine > without the shell. At the risk of sounding redundant, > thank you.
Ok, after some thought I think I understand what happened. Since I had the command as a single element, bash was required to parse the command therefore my code would not run without shell=true. That makes sense. I may not be the fastest oar in the water but I will eventually reach the shore. <g> Thanks again for all your help. -- <Wildman> GNU/Linux user #557453 The cow died so I don't need your bull! -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
