call external python script in same window

Question

Im trying to call an external python script, and so far i was able to do so successfully using:

os.system("START fileNameHere")

However right now im running in the console, and i want the contents of the other python file to be shown in the same console. ATM it shows it in a separate console.

Thanks in Advance.

Anders · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-31 17:50:41Z

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This outta do it.

import subprocess

p = subprocess.Popen('command', shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
    for line in p.stdout.readlines():
        print line,
retval = p.wait()

answered Jul 31, 2010 at 17:50

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Larry Over a year ago

nope, doesnt work. The script opens in another separate window

Anders Over a year ago

@Larry, Works fine for me, what OS are are you using?

Anders Over a year ago

@Larry, Ok, Windows. The START command is listed as: "Enables a user to start a separate window in Windows from the Windows command line." Don't use it if you don't want the output to be in another window! Simply run fileNameHere and don't use START.

Larry Over a year ago

Great Stuff, that got it working (removing the START). Thanks

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