Launching a python script in a new terminal from another python script

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I'm using LXDE, I would like to Launch a python script in a new terminal from another python script.

I would like the new python script to be totally independent.

I have tried a lot of things... Calling xterm (or x-terminal-emulator) directly from python with the subprocess.call or subprocess.Popen with or without shell=True argument, it didn't work. It gives me an error about display not being set.

I have also created a sh file which calls the other python script and tried to call it, same results.

Any way to do this?

Shall the scripts run parallel? Do you just want to have a new window? Do you need the new window or do you just want parallelism? — cagcoach
– cagcoach, Commented Dec 13, 2017 at 13:30

cagcoach · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-20 13:26:10Z

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This works fine for me:

blocking:

import os
os.system("xterm -e \"python christmaskittens.py\"")

non blocking:

import os
os.system("xterm -e \"python christmaskittens.py\" &")

answered Dec 20, 2017 at 13:26

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