run python program from terminal code example
Example 1: python how to run terminal command
import os
os.system("ls -l")
Example 2: how to run python in terminal
$ python3 helloworld.py
$ python helloworld.py
Example 3: how to run mac terminal from python script
from applescript import tell
yourCommand = 'ls'
tell.app( 'Terminal', 'do script "' + yourCommand + '"')
Example 4: python if run in terminal
import sys
if sys.stdin.isatty():
print "running interactively"
else:
with open('output','w') as f:
f.write("running in the background!\n")