Python syntax to open gnome-terminal and execute multiple commands

Question

I am developing a Auto install x2go script in Python (for ubuntu/linux especially) i'v come to where i got an gnome terminal open with the command os.system("gnome-terminal -e 'bash -c \"sudo apt-get update -y ; exec bash\"'")

it works fine, but now comes my problem. i have to execute more than the one command in the same terminal window, but i cant figure out how to split or define two commands in the same line. i have tried --tab -e [command] but it doesn't seem to work with my previous syntax os.system("gnome-terminal -e 'bash -c \"sudo add-apt-repository ppa:x2go/ppa --tab -e sudo apt-get update ; exec bash\"'")

i would be glad if i could get some help with this :)

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Have you tried to join it the same way you would in bash? os.system("gnome-terminal -e 'bash -c \"sudo add-apt-repository ppa:x2go/ppa && sudo apt-get update ; exec bash\"'") — David Parlevliet, Jul 21 '15 at 07:55
when run it returns with: "error: need a single repository as argument" — N3tC0der, Jul 21 '15 at 08:02
Hmmm. I just tested it on my local machine exactly as I type it and it worked fine :s — David Parlevliet, Jul 21 '15 at 08:07
$ cd /tmp $ nano test.py $ cat test.py import os os.system("gnome-terminal -e 'bash -c \"sudo add-apt-repository ppa:x2go/ppa && sudo apt-get update ; exec bash\"'") $ python test.py — David Parlevliet, Jul 21 '15 at 08:09

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 21 '15 at 09:51

For anyone stumbling on this page from Google, the answer was resolved in comments.

Simply chain the commands like you normally would in bash

os.system("gnome-terminal -e 'bash -c \"sudo add-apt-repository ppa:x2go/ppa && sudo apt-get update ; exec bash\"'")

Python syntax to open gnome-terminal and execute multiple commands

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