python as a “batch” script (i.e. run commands from python)

Question

I\'m working in a windows environment (my laptop!) and I need a couple of scripts that run other programs, pretty much like a windows batch file.

how can I run a com

Answer 1

I found out that os.system does what I want,

Thanks for all that tried to help.

os.system("dir")

runs the command just as if it was run from a batch file