Console in new window

Question

I want the commands that run a python file with console are in an independent window

my code:

def update(self):
 self.prombt("sh /usr/script/update.sh")
 self.close(None)
 def prombt(self, com):
 self.session.open(Console,_("sTaRt ShElL cOm: %s") % (com), ["%s" % com])

it's possible?

Tank's

• David C: Not entirely sure what you're asking. Perhaps you're looking for the subprocess module?

Answer 1

You can realize this using the subprocess module.

import subprocess
subprocess.call(["gnome-terminal", "-x", "sh", "/usr/script/update.sh"])

In this example I used "gnome-terminal" as my terminal emulator. On your system you may not have this emulator and you should replace it with the one you use (e.g. Konsole for KDE). You must then also find the appropriate parameter (in this case "-x") to execute the command, when opening the emulator.

Answer 2

To accomplish this, you can use either subprocess or os.system().

Whichever one you use, the bash command to do so would be:

gnome-terminal -e sh /usr/script/update.sh

for subprocess:

import subprocess
subprocess.call(["gnome-terminal", "-x", "sh", "/usr/script/update.sh"])

for 'os.system()'

import os
os.system("gnome-terminal -e "sh /usr/script/update.sh"")

It is recommended you use subprocess.call() for anything more complex than simple commands as os.system() is outdated.

• paolo zanone: i use, enigma2 , on box, this plugin for E2
• paolo zanone: no work.. code def update(self): os.system("gnome-terminal -e sh /usr/script/update.sh")
• paolo zanone: This.. not work.. def update(self): subprocess.call(["/bin/sh", "sh", "/script/update.sh"]) self.close(None)
• Joseph Farah: @paolozanone im not sure why. however, that is not the subprocess command I recommended.