Execute cmd from same directory with commands in python

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I have a folder named Scripts in which I have files. Namely test.py and ffmpeg.exe Now, I want to write a code in test.py to execute this ffmpeg.exe in same directory with some arguments/commands.

I looked it up, but, only found how to execute cmd with arguments. I don't want to call cmd and then change directory and execute this command.

Any other way for this?

CasualDemon · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-21 16:51:26Z

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subprocess.Popen has an option of cwd to specify working directory.

import os
import subprocess

# Absolute path to directory of where this script is located
here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))


subprocess.Popen("ffmpeg.exe", cwd=here)

answered Aug 21, 2015 at 16:51

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Xonshiz Over a year ago

For some reason it didn't work. I might've done soemthing wrong. But, I got something similar working.

Xonshiz · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-22 01:30:52Z

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Well,What I did with the code was get the directory first and do what casualdemon told me to do. This worked in the end :)

working_directory = os.getcwd()
p = subprocess.Popen(['my command here'], cwd=working_directory)
p.wait()

answered Aug 22, 2015 at 1:30

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