Python/Bash disappearing terminal when accessing relative directory

Asked Jun 21 '15 at 22:48

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So, I have a python script as follows:

#! /bin/bash
import os

def addword(run):
    os.system("gnome-terminal --working-directory=../dictionary -e 'python3 addto.py'")

The spawned terminal disappears immediately when I run addword(0) which should, to my knowledge, run addword as if it were a program. Is there a simple way to fix this? There is a 'dictionary' directory a directory higher than where this is being executed.

I'm on Ubuntu 15.04

edited Jun 21 '15 at 23:03

asked Jun 21 '15 at 22:48

Gavyn Rogers

Why are you opening in the pwd? – Padraic Cunningham Jun 21 '15 at 22:58
Looking back on it, I honestly have no idea. The pwd has since been removed. – Gavyn Rogers Jun 21 '15 at 22:59
I would use subprocess, do you just want to run a python script? Do you really need to open a terminal? – Padraic Cunningham Jun 21 '15 at 22:59
Yes, I do need to open a terminal given the context of the program. The post has been edited according to a more current situation. I'm not sure I understand how subprocess works, I'll go have a quick look. – Gavyn Rogers Jun 21 '15 at 23:02
what does `addto.py` do? – Padraic Cunningham Jun 21 '15 at 23:02
It allows me to add words to a complete English dictionary. This is spawned as a child of a larger program so that it can run independently of the mother program. – Gavyn Rogers Jun 21 '15 at 23:03
You can still run the program without opening a terminal – Padraic Cunningham Jun 21 '15 at 23:04
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Anyway is this closer to what you want http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30266166/how-do-you-run-multiple-files-in-multiple-terminal-windows-using-python/30266259#30266259? – Padraic Cunningham Jun 21 '15 at 23:06
The mother program constantly has a terminal open for running commands on it using a `while` loop. I need access to both this terminal input() and the `addto.py` simultaneously. – Gavyn Rogers Jun 21 '15 at 23:06
No worries, on another note `#!/usr/bin/env python` would probably be more apt at the top of you script. – Padraic Cunningham Jun 21 '15 at 23:09

Python/Bash disappearing terminal when accessing relative directory

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