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I am trying to optimise my workflow and so I want to issue a command from a python program that will open a terminal, switch to a specific directory and then run a command, in this case activate a virtual environment.

This question is similar to this one. However, I am not sure how to handle the call to the virtualenv.

import subprocess

subprocess.run(['gnome-terminal', '--working-directory', '/home/jeff/projects', 'bash \"workon wagtail\" '])

What happens is that the new window get created in the correct directory but the workon does not get called

Working in the terminal, if I use

gnome-terminal --working-directory='/home/jeff/projects'  -- bash -ci "source /usr/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh && workon ; exec bash;"

The command works, but the workon is performed before the terminal prompt appears

If I run

gnome-terminal --working-directory='/home/jeff/projects'  -- bash -ci "source /usr/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh && workon wagtail; exec bash;"

the terminal does not enter the venv (wagtail). However the command

workon wagtail

is in the terminal history

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  • The ~ won't be expanded unless you pass shell=True to subprocess.run. Commented Jun 18, 2020 at 18:09
  • @textux Thanks - you're right of course, but I don't think that's the problem Commented Jun 18, 2020 at 19:21
  • whats currently happening, do you get an error; does a window pop up; does it open but not in the right directory? Commented Jun 19, 2020 at 0:16
  • @SeanBreckenridge I've edited the question Commented Jun 19, 2020 at 6:49
  • You normally need gnome-terminal -e bash ... I think you are missing the -e Commented Jun 19, 2020 at 7:54
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