how to run program in python in mac code example

Example 1: how to make python open an application on mac

import os
os.system("""osascript -e 'tell app "Safari" to open'""")

Example 2: how to run mac terminal from python script

from applescript import tell

#set what command you want to run here
yourCommand = 'ls'

tell.app( 'Terminal', 'do script "' + yourCommand + '"')