run python program from terminal code example

Example 1: python how to run terminal command

#By Uku Loskit

import os
os.system("ls -l")

Example 2: how to run python in terminal

#For Python 3:
$ python3 helloworld.py
#For Python 2:
$ python helloworld.py

Example 3: 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 + '"')

Example 4: python if run in terminal

import sys
if sys.stdin.isatty():
    # running interactively
    print "running interactively"
else:
    with open('output','w') as f:
        f.write("running in the background!\n")