Execute Subprocess in Background

Question

I have a python script which takes an input, formats it into a command which calls another script on the server, and then executes using subprocess:

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Answer 1

If you want to execute it in Background I recommend you to use nohup output that would normally go to the terminal goes to a file called nohup.out

import subprocess

subprocess.Popen("nohup usr/local/bin/otherscript.pl {0} >/dev/null 2>&1 &", shell=True)

>/dev/null 2>&1 & will not create output and will redirect to background