I want to be able to run the following command:
sh -c "python -c "import sys;sys.platform""
however I am failing to do so with subprocess
I have tried the following but
subprocess.check_output(["sh", "-c", ["python", "-c", '"import sys; print sys.platform"']])
I get the following output:
sh: python-cimport: command not found
File "<string>", line 1
"import
^
In the order of preference (how to print the platform info):
#!/usr/bin/env python
import platform
print(platform.platform())
If you want to run it as a separate process:
#!/usr/bin/env python
import subprocess
import sys
subprocess.check_call([sys.executable or 'python', '-m', 'platform'])
If you want to run in a shell:
#!/usr/bin/env python
import subprocess
subprocess.check_call('python -m platform', shell=True)
On POSIX, it is equvalent to:
subprocess.check_call(['/bin/sh', '-c', 'python -m platform'])
Your specific command:
subprocess.check_call(['/bin/sh', '-c',
"python -c 'import sys; print(sys.platform)'"])
Your quotes are getting tangled up with each other. Try:
sh -c 'python -c "import sys; print sys.platform"'
Or, if you're trying to call it from inside another python program, perhaps you mean to say this...
subprocess.check_output(['python', '-c', 'import sys; print sys.platform'])
Or is there a great reason for trying to nest this inside a shell?
