How to run “ ps cax | grep something ” in Python?

Question

How do I run a command with a pipe | in it?

The subprocess module seems complex...

Is there something like

output,error = `ps ca         


        

Answer 1

import os

os.system('ps -cax|grep something')

If you wanna replace grep argument with some variable:

os.system('ps -cax|grep '+your_var)