How to get the response of cmd from using os.system?

Asked Oct 29 '19 at 19:58

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I am changing folder and running a program. The code works but I would like to capture the response from the command line to be sure the execution of the program was successful.

import os
print(os.getcwd())
os.chdir('C:/Program Files/ABX/App/')
print(os.getcwd())
command = 'abx.exe'
response = os.system(command)

Response gives me an integer of 1. How can I catch the response of command line after executing os.system(command)

edited Oct 29 '19 at 20:02

Patrick Artner

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Consider using `subprocess.check_output`! https://docs.python.org/3.8/library/subprocess.html#subprocess.check_output – SyntaxVoid Oct 29 '19 at 20:01
Thanks. I used subprocess lib instead. Those who need to change path to a default, use cwd='Path' – Jonathan Lam Oct 29 '19 at 20:29

How to get the response of cmd from using os.system?

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