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Pass command line argument with quotes - koticphreak - May-31-2019
I'm relatively new to Python and have googled around enough to understand in general how to use os.system and subprocess, but struggling to essentially send a command like this via my python script:
C:\Program Files\Editor\Editor.exe C:\Downloads\123.pdf
When I type that into my cmd, it opens 123.pdf with Editor.
Thanks in advance!
RE: Pass command line argument with quotes - Gribouillis - May-31-2019
koticphreak Wrote:but struggling to essentially send a command like thisWe don't see much of the struggle. What have you tried with python code?
RE: Pass command line argument with quotes - koticphreak - May-31-2019
(May-31-2019, 10:34 PM)Gribouillis Wrote: What have you tried with python code?
subprocess.call(["C:\Program Files\Editor\Editor.exe", "C:\Downloads\123.pdf"])
RE: Pass command line argument with quotes - ichabod801 - May-31-2019
Backslashes in strings indicate special characters, so your string does not contain the characters you think it does. There are a few ways to solve this:
subprocess.call([r"C:\Program Files\Editor\Editor.exe", "C:\Downloads\123.pdf"]) # raw string subprocess.call(["C:\\Program Files\\Editor\\Editor.exe", "C:\\Downloads\\123.pdf"]) # escape the backslashes subprocess.call(["C:/Program Files/Editor/Editor.exe", "C:/Downloads/123.pdf"]) # forward slashesForward slashes will work because they work in file paths regardless of the OS.