Using Python to open a shell environment, run a command and exit environment

Question

I\'m trying to automate a process using python. If I am just in the terminal the workflow looks like:

user:> . /path/to/env1.sh
user:> python somethin         


        

Answer 1

You can use subprocess:

>>> import subprocess
>>> subprocess.call('python something.py', shell = True)

Or you can use os:

>>> import os
>>> os.system('python something.py')

Here is an example (turn on your speakers):

>>> import os
>>> os.system('say Hello')