How to start child cmd terminals in separate windows, from python script and execute scripts on them?

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I have been trying rather unsuccesfully to open several terminals (though one would be enough to start with) from say an ipython terminal that executes my main python script. I would like this main python script to open as many cmd terminals as needed and execute a specific python script on each of them. I need the terminal windows to remain open when the script finishes.

I can manage to start one terminal using the command:

import os
os.startfile('cmd')

but I don't know how to pass arguments to it, like:

/K python myscript.py

Does anyone have any ideas on how this could be done?

Cheers H.H.

Morten Larsen · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-22 18:47:59Z

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Use subprocess module. Se more info at. Google>>python subprocess

answered Feb 22, 2013 at 18:47

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malekcellier Over a year ago

I had a look at that but couldn't figure out how to create new terminal windows. It seems it starts the terminal in the same parent window.

Zokis · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-22 21:30:34Z

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http://docs.python.org/2/library/subprocess.html

    import subprocess
    subprocess.check_output(["python", "c:\home\user\script.py"])

or

    subprocess.call(["python", "c:\home\user\script.py"])

answered Feb 22, 2013 at 21:30

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malekcellier Over a year ago

Thanks but it does not create a new window, but just runs the code within the same window. How to change that command to achieve that?

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