Using python to start programs after logging in

Thu Jan 19 14:08:32 EST 2017

I am writing a python program to start the programs that need to be
started after logging in.
I have the following imports:
 from subprocess import check_call, Popen, STDOUT
 from time import sleep, strftime
And use the following code:
 check_call(tuple('wmctrl -s 10'.split()))
 log_file = open('Logging/firefox_%T.log'.replace('%T', strftime('%F_%R')), 'w')
 Popen(tuple('firefox'.split()), stdout = log_file, stderr = STDOUT)
The first statement is to go to the correct desktop.
Is this a good way to do things, or could I do it in a better way?
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Cecil Westerhof
Senior Software Engineer
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