How do I execute a program from Python? os.system fails due to spaces in path

Question

I have a Python script that needs to execute an external program, but for some reason fails.

If I have the following script:

import os;
os.system(\"C         


        

Answer 1

I suspect it's the same problem as when you use shortcuts in Windows... Try this:

import os;
os.system("\"C:\\Temp\\a b c\\Notepad.exe\" C:\\test.txt");