Python script unable to run "android" command

Question

I am trying to create "avd" from python script using command : android create avd -n avd1 -t android-19 -s QVGA -b x86

Everytime i run this command through Terminal i get avd created but if i am running same command from python script i a getting error which says that "android" command was not found.

Python script:

#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys, os
def main():
 cmd = "android create avd -n avd1 -t android-19 -s QVGA -b x86"
 print cmd
 os.system(cmd)
main()

What could be the possible error.

Environment : Ubuntu 13.04 Path variable set to: export PATH=$PATH:~/android-sdks/tools/:~/android-sdks/build-tools/:~/android-sdks/platform-tools/:~/android-sdks/

• Santa: Also, see: stackoverflow.com/questions/3241735/…

Answer 1

From Python's documentation:

Changes to sys.stdin, etc. are not reflected in the environment of the executed command.

os.system has limitations. The subprocess module is preferable.

Try:

import subprocess
cmd = "android create avd -n avd1 -t android-19 -s QVGA -b x86"
subprocess.call(cmd.split())

• Amber: i am getting an error like : Traceback (most recent call last): File "Test.py", line 6, in <module> subprocess.call(cmd.split()) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 524, in call return Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs).wait() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 711, in init errread, errwrite) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1308, in _execute_child raise child_exception OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
• Santa: What is the value of os.environ['PATH']? Did you set the $PATH variable correctly?
• Amber: Value of $PATH is there in the question itself.
• Amber: I got the subprocess command running. "shell=True" was missing in the command. But still same issue that android is not found.
• Santa: Do a print os.environ['PATH'] and see what it gives you. It sounds like your Python runtime did not get the correct PATH.