python bash command code example

Example 1: python bash command

import os
os.system('clear')

Example 2: python run command

import os
os.system('cmd /k "Your Command Prompt Command"')

Example 3: python run a system command

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

Example 4: how to execute bash commands in python script

import subprocess
subprocess.call(["sudo", "apt", "update"])

Example 5: call shell script from python

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

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