[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-512433 ] Quote handling in os.system & os.popen

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Bugs item #512433, was opened at 2002-02-03 09:36
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Category: Windows
Group: Python 2.2
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Jimmy Retzlaff (jretz)
Assigned to: Tim Peters (tim_one)
Summary: Quote handling in os.system & os.popen

Initial Comment:
On Python 2.2 under Windows XP:

    os.system('"notepad" "test.py"')

does not work as expected. It appears that os.system 
attempts to run:

    notepad" "test.py

A workaround is to use:

    os.system('""notepad" "test.py""')

Both of the following work as expected:

    os.system('notepad "test.py"')
    os.system('"notepad" test.py')

os.popen exhibits the same behaviour. In naive 
testing, the following hack seems to make things 
better:

    os_system = os.system
    os.system = lambda command: os_system('"%s"' % 
command)

This may suggest a potential fix in the C code - or 
it may simply offend the sensibilities of those more 
knowledgeable than me. :)

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