How to pass python variables to Popen?

Asked Jan 19 '16 at 10:56

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I am trying to delete a hadoop directory using a python script

__removeDir__ = subprocess.call(['hadoop','fs','-rmr',targetdir],stdout = subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.PIPE)

targetdir is a python variable from the same script.

The above command is not working. Also, I would like to know if there is any API provided to the hadoop filesystem in python.

asked Jan 19 '16 at 10:56

wandermonk

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Please specify what "not working" means. Are you getting an exception? If so, post the traceback. – dudenr33 Jan 19 '16 at 11:01
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`targetdir` is path i assume, instead of `call` use `Popen`. – Hackaholic Jan 19 '16 at 11:12

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