popen function of os and subprocess modules

2009-10-28 Thread banu
Hi, I am a novice in python. I was trying to write a simple script on Linux (python 3.0) that does the following #cd directory #ls -l I use the following code, but it doesn't work: import os directory = '/etc' pr = os.popen('cd %s' % directory,'w') pr.close() pr = os.popen('ls -l','w')

Re: popen function of os and subprocess modules

2009-10-28 Thread Jon Clements
On 28 Oct, 13:39, banu varun.nagp...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am a novice in python. I was trying to write a simple script on Linux (python 3.0) that does the following #cd directory #ls -l I use the following code, but it doesn't work: import os directory = '/etc' pr = os.popen('cd %s'

Re: popen function of os and subprocess modules

2009-10-28 Thread Benjamin Kaplan
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 9:39 AM, banu varun.nagp...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am a novice in python. I was trying to write a simple script on Linux (python 3.0) that does the following #cd directory #ls -l I use the following code, but it doesn't work: import os directory = '/etc' pr =

Re: popen function of os and subprocess modules

2009-10-28 Thread banu
On Oct 28, 3:02 pm, Jon Clements jon...@googlemail.com wrote: On 28 Oct, 13:39, banu varun.nagp...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am a novice in python. I was trying to write a simple script on Linux (python 3.0) that does the following #cd directory #ls -l I use the following code, but

Re: popen function of os and subprocess modules

2009-10-28 Thread banu
On Oct 28, 3:18 pm, Benjamin Kaplan benjamin.kap...@case.edu wrote: On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 9:39 AM, banu varun.nagp...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am a novice in python. I was trying to write a simple script on Linux (python 3.0) that does the following #cd directory #ls -l I use the

Re: popen function of os and subprocess modules

2009-10-28 Thread Albert Hopkins
On Wed, 2009-10-28 at 07:15 -0700, banu wrote: Thanks for the reply Jon Basically I need to move into a folder and then need to execute some shell commands(make etc.) in that folder. I just gave 'ls' for the sake of an example. The real problem I am facing is, how to stay in the folder

Re: popen function of os and subprocess modules

2009-10-28 Thread Sean DiZazzo
On Oct 28, 7:15 am, banu varun.nagp...@gmail.com wrote: On Oct 28, 3:02 pm, Jon Clements jon...@googlemail.com wrote: On 28 Oct, 13:39, banu varun.nagp...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am a novice in python. I was trying to write a simple script on Linux (python 3.0) that does the