Python Equivalent to System('PAUSE')

Use input() on p3k or raw_input() on p2.7x - it will read anything from stdin, so it will wait until user is ready.

import time

time.sleep(secs)

The other option is better, but this answers Your question too.

as of today this is working under win7 :

import os
(...)
os.system("PAUSE")

Watch out the caps in the snippet, pause is not PAUSE.