Run Powershell commands from Python

Question

I know related questions where already posted, but I cannot get a hang of them.

I have a Powershell-command and put it in Python in a string, say string aa.

How can I run command aa from Python. I know I should use subprocess, but I am not sure in what way.

Think of aa as cd ../data to get from the current folder to another folder, but also more complicated commands are possible, such as:

docker run --rm -v $pwd\xml\:C:\xml -i LocationOfRegistry powershell /C 'cat C:\xml\*.xml | python .\core-wrap\run.py' > output.csv

Thanks in advance

Possible [duplicate](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14508809/run-powershell-function-from-python-script)... — Peter Schneider, May 30 '17 at 10:56
What kind of "PowerShell command" are you talking about? A cmdlet? A script? What would form a "more complicated command"? — Ansgar Wiechers, May 30 '17 at 11:18

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 30 '17 at 10:55

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You are looking for popen.

from subprocess import Popen, PIPE

process = Popen(['cd', path], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
stdout, stderr = process.communicate()

answered May 30 '17 at 10:55

Isdj

Are you sure this is to open a folder? I get an error stating that the file specified cannot be found, while the path is correct. And what if I want to run a command other that `cd`? – nippon May 30 '17 at 11:12
You put a different commandinstead. if you want to open a file you use `f = open(path,'r')` – Isdj May 30 '17 at 11:14
Edit: Adding `Shell=True` solves the first problem. How can I now run other command, like calling docker from Powershell? – nippon May 30 '17 at 11:18

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