os.system() on Windows in Tkinter app spawns console window

[Nobody]

On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:49:32 -0400, Kevin Walzer wrote:

> I'm developing a Tkinter app for a Windows customer, and the app bundles 
> several command-line tools (ported from Unix). I call out to these 
> console tools from the Tkinter app via os.system(). However, in the 
> frozen version of my app, when I call out to these tools, I get multiple 
> console windows popping up. This is jarring to say the least. Is there 
> any way to run the commands under the hood without the console/DOS 
> windows popping up?

Just a wild guess, but try explicitly redirecting the commands'
stdin/stdout/stderr. You might also consider using subprocess.call()
instead of os.system().