Running bash script from within python

Question

I have a problem with the following code:

callBash.py:

import subprocess
print \"start\"
subprocess.call(\"sleep.sh\")
print \"end\"         


        

Answer 1

Actually, you just have to add the shell=True argument:

subprocess.call("sleep.sh", shell=True)

But beware -

Warning Invoking the system shell with shell=True can be a security hazard if combined with untrusted input. See the warning under Frequently Used Arguments for details.

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