How do I convert this linux command to python string?

Question

I have a linux command :

jq -r '."meta-version" |= "abc"' temp.json > folder1/folder2/abc.json

Which runs fine on the terminal, but I want to convert it into a python string and execute using a python script. I am getting error, how do I convert it into a python string For Example:

var = "jq -r '."meta-version" |= "abc"' temp.json > folder1/folder2/abc.json"

Answer 1

try this:

var = "jq -r '.\"meta-version\" |= \"abc\"' temp.json > folder1/folder2/abc.json"