Run background process in Python and do NOT wait

Question

My goal is simple: kick off rsync and DO NOT WAIT.

Python 2.7.9 on Debian

Sample code:

rsync_cmd = \"/usr/bin/rsync -a -e \'ssh -i /home/myus         


        

Answer 1

Here is verified example for Python REPL:

>>> import subprocess
>>> import sys
>>> p = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, '-c', 'import time; time.sleep(100)'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT); print('finished')
finished

How to verify that via another terminal window:

$ ps aux | grep python

Output:

user           32820   0.0  0.0  2447684   3972 s003  S+   10:11PM   0:00.01 /Users/user/venv/bin/python -c import time; time.sleep(100)