How to use subprocess when multiple arguments contain spaces?

Question

I\'m working on a wrapper script that will exercise a vmware executable, allowing for the automation of virtual machine startup/shutdown/register/deregister actions. I\'m t

Answer 1

Here's what I don't like

vmrun_cmd = r"c:/Program Files/VMware/VMware Server/vmware-cmd.bat"

You've got spaces in the name of the command itself -- which is baffling your shell. Hence the "'c:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

Option 1 -- put your .BAT file somewhere else. Indeed, put all your VMWare somewhere else. Here's the rule: Do Not Use "Program Files" Directory For Anything. It's just wrong.

Option 2 -- quote the vmrun_cmd value

vmrun_cmd = r'"c:/Program Files/VMware/VMware Server/vmware-cmd.bat"'