How to open command prompt using python and then executing commands using python
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Introduction
In this page you will learn to open and run commands in command prompt (cmd) using python.
Command prompt (cmd)
You can easily get a well defined definition of command prompt on any website.But ,to understand it easily ;for instance we can say that it is a tool through which,We can perform various tasks by simply typing appropriate commands in it.
How to Access Command Prompt in Windows
In windows we can access command prompt in various ways. The easiest way is ; USING SHORTCUTS. Shortcut for this purpose is :-"Windows key"+"R" and then click "OKAY".
Steps To access command prompt using python:-
- Importing Module:-
- import os
- import subprocess
- Typing commands
- cmd = subprocess.Popen('cmd.exe /C YOUR COMMAND')
To use multiple command use "&&" between the commands
For ex. Your Source Code will be as follows:-
import os
import subprocess
cmd = subprocess.Popen('cmd.exe /C cd /d C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application && chrome.exe --remote-debugging-port=8989 --user-data-dir="E:\Atharva\chromeprofile')
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