python equivalent of the following program

[blue99 at interia.pl]

AndyL wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What would by a python equivalent of following shell program:
>
> 	#!/bin/sh
>
> 	prog1 > file1 &
> 	prog2 > file2 &
>
>
> As you see, I need to spawn a few processes and redirect stdout to some
> files.

For example :

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#!/usr/bin/env python

import os

# 1-st variant

os.system("prog1 > tmp1.txt &")

# or 2-nd variant

os.popen("prog1 > tmp2.txt &")
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Regards,
Rob