Communication between python and C

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I have a command line program developed in c. Lets say, i have a parser written in C. Now i am developing a project with gui in python and i need that parser for python project. In c we can invoke a system call and redirect the output to system.out or a file. Is there are any way to do this python? I have both code and executable file of c program. Thanks in advance.

possible duplicate of [python - how to create a subprocess?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4488255/python-how-to-create-a-subprocess) — Martijn Pieters, Jun 23 '12 at 14:58

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 23 '12 at 15:00

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To call other programs and interact with them use the subprocess module.

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Burhan Khalid

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Sure you can, go for a subprocess. Docs are here: http://docs.python.org/library/subprocess.html#module-subprocess

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Communication between python and C

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