multiple bash commands in a single line in python

Question

We have multiple bash commands like

cd /home/ ; ls -lrt abc* ; cp abc* /destination/ ; ....

we can run multiple commands in the bash as per above using ";"

can we run in the same way in python ? (something all the commands into a variable and execute using os or subprocess)

Is there a way to run all these commands in a single line in python

Of course. The argument to os.system() can be any shell command line, including multiple commands separated by ;. — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Feb 22, 2022 at 11:15
@Barmar .. Is that something i can give in this way --- > os.system("ls lrt abc*; cp abc* /destination") — Ravi
– Ravi, Commented Feb 22, 2022 at 11:17

Thibaut · Accepted Answer · 2022-02-22 11:17:43Z

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You can use the subprocess python library

import subprocess

command = "cd /home/ ; ls -lrt abc* ; cp abc* /destination/ ; ...."

ret = subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, shell=True)


print(ret.stdout.decode())

https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html

answered Feb 22, 2022 at 11:17

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