python executing powershell script but no effect

Asked Feb 09 '23 at 17:57

Active Feb 09 '23 at 18:30

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  import subprocess

command = r"[System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetFileDropList('E:\xampp\htdocs\tadiya\webpack.mix.js')"

result = subprocess.Popen(
    ["powershell.exe", command], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
stdout, stderr = result.communicate()
print(stdout)
print(stderr)

output

 b''
b"Unable to find type [System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard].\r\nAt line:1 char:1\r\n+ [System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard]::SetFileDropList('E:\\xampp\\htdocs\\ta ...\r\n+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r\n    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard:TypeName) [], RuntimeException\r\n    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : TypeNotFound\r\n \r\n"

script is running correctly.But while using on python could'nt see any error did'nt work .what i wrong with it?

Expected Result:

script is just copy file to clipboard

nb: I could execute basic powershell commands like dir, other get-process,etc in this python code.

edited Feb 09 '23 at 18:30

asked Feb 09 '23 at 17:57

lava

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`stderr=subprocess.PIPE` – drum Feb 09 '23 at 18:04
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Does this answer your question? [How to use subprocess popen Python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12605498/how-to-use-subprocess-popen-python) – drum Feb 09 '23 at 18:04
sorry that did'nt work – lava Feb 09 '23 at 18:13
You need to add `.communicate()` – drum Feb 09 '23 at 18:27
did .but now the error out put showing couldnt find the class of clipboard – lava Feb 09 '23 at 18:30

python executing powershell script but no effect

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