How to execute a command line in a Python program?

[Grant Edwards]

In article <mailman.1036886716.15027.python-list at python.org>, Mindy wrote:

> Hey, in my python program, I want to call another
> program or command, say, emacs filename&,

os.system("emacs filename&")

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