How do I pass a variable to an external program

[Cameron Laird]

In article <shDhb.330$%93.304 at news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk>,
Rigga  <Rigga at noemail.com> wrote:
>Hi
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>I would like to pass a variable to an external program i.e. 
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>os.system('cd $variable')
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>However this doesnt work, I cant figure it out, any ideas?
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In the short term,
  os.system('cd %s' % variable)
is probably what you think you want.
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