Concatenate Bash commands in python [duplicate]

Question

I want to concatenate several bash commands in a python file. Doing that for one command works:

import os
os.system('ls -l')

However if I dont know how to concatenate with another command like pwd

Raman Sailopal · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-12 14:38:07Z

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Use && and so:

import os
os.system('ls -l && pwd')

This will execute pwd on the successful execution of "ls -l"

answered Jan 12, 2021 at 14:38

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Timur Shtatland · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-12 14:48:06Z

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Use a semicolon if you want to always execute command 2, regardless of whether or not command 1 ran successfully:

import os
os.system('ls -l; pwd')

answered Jan 12, 2021 at 14:48

Timur Shtatland

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