Running a program using os.system in Python

Question

I am trying to run Test.py using os.system(path) where I specify the path of the file but I am getting an error. Basically, I want to run Test.py from here and display the output.

import os

os.system(rf"C:\\Users\\USER\\OneDrive-Technion\\Research_Technion\\Python_PNM\\Sept15_2022\\220\\1\\Test.py")

The error is

The system cannot find the path specified.

Ruggero Turra · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-15 07:02:55Z

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you are passing a python file, not an executable. You can pass python yourfile.py.

By the way, I would reconsider what you are doing, executing a python script from another python script is quite strange.

answered Sep 15, 2022 at 7:02

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user19977266 Over a year ago

I want to execute multiple python scripts concurrently. I was thinking this would be a stepping stone. Is there a better way to do?

Ruggero Turra Over a year ago

sure, import your python module and run the functions you need. To achieve parallelism there are several way, e.g. docs.python.org/3/library/multiprocessing.html

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