open a terminal from python

Question

I'm developing a program that has a button. When pressed, I want to open a terminal that runs:

sudo apt-get update

I'm using:

os.system("gnome-terminal -e 'sudo apt-get update'")

This works fine. The only problem is that when the update is finished, the terminal closes. What can I do to leave the terminal open?

See this post: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3512055/avoid-gnome-terminal-close-after-script-execution — rodion, Sep 27 '11 at 19:54

score 21 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 27 '11 at 19:54

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You could do this:

os.system("gnome-terminal -e 'bash -c \"sudo apt-get update; exec bash\"'")

answered Sep 27 '11 at 19:54

jterrace

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And probably is the same with konsole (if I use KDE)? – mika29 Sep 28 '11 at 09:09
os.system("gnome-terminal -e 'sudo apt-get update'"). Not sure why you need the extra 'bash' when this works just fine. – mastash3ff Dec 17 '15 at 16:28
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@mastash3ff - read the question. "when the update is finished, the terminal closes". The extra bash call makes it stay open. – jterrace Dec 18 '15 at 01:59
is it possible to do this with your termial of choice? For example, I am using alacritty, but making the substitution "gnome-terminal"="alacritty" does not work. – Andres Mejia Mar 14 '20 at 20:51
that' worked for me. but how to close that terminal? – Tanveer Ahmad Mar 10 '23 at 11:21

Gringo Suave · Answer 2 · 2013-02-12T05:07:47.037

There are a few choices:

add ; read -p "Hit ENTER to exit" to the end of the command line.
add ; sleep 10 to the end of the command line to wait a bit, then exit.
Configure gnome terminal:

Go to the "Edit" menu and click "Current Profile". Click on the "Title and Command" tab. In there, there is a setting called "When command exits". Change it to "hold the terminal open". You could also create a new profile.

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 26 '15 at 16:13

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You can remove the -e:

os.system("gnome-terminal 'sudo apt-get update'")

edited Mar 26 '15 at 16:13

tripleee

answered Mar 26 '15 at 16:06

Pablo Alejandro

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Could not get this to work. Had to use the -e option as suggested above. – mastash3ff Dec 17 '15 at 16:29

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 25 '20 at 05:27

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import os

os.system("Your command") You can also pass custom command as custom variable For example:

cmd_to_run = "ls -lat"

os.system(cmd_to_run)

answered Jul 25 '20 at 05:27

kiran beethoju

4 Answers4