Python run system command and then exit… won't exit

Question

I have the following python code:

os.system(\"C:/Python27/python.exe C:/GUI/TestGUI.py\")
sys.exit(0)

It runs the command fine, and a window po

Answer 1

instead of os.system use subprocess.Popen

this runs a command and doesn't wait for it and then exits:

import subprocess
import sys

subprocess.Popen(["mupdf", "/home/dan/Desktop/Sieve-JFP.pdf"])
sys.exit(0)

note that os.system(command) like:

p = subprocess.Popen(command)
p.wait()