exec shell command python code example

Example 1: execute command in python script

import os

os.system("ma Commande")

#Exemple:

os.system("cd Documents")

Example 2: python run a system command

import os
cmd = "git --version"
returned_value = os.system(cmd)  # returns the exit code in unix

Example 3: call shell script from python

import subprocess
subprocess.call(["./shell.sh"])

# Make sure that "shell.sh" has "+x" permissions

Example 4: python run shell command

# First, install python or python3...
sudo apt-get install python 
#or 
sudo apt-get install python3

# Then, run your python file...
python /path-to-file/pyfile.py #or
python3 /path-to-file/pyfile.py
#Example
python /home/person/randomfile.py #or
python3 /home/person/randomfile.py

# Hope this helped :)