[python-win32] os.system problem

[David Rock]

* ryan <toxicpulse at sbcglobal.net> [2003-08-06 16:43]:
> how do you properly quote an os.system() call so i can load a file on a command line argument. i have tried: 
> 
> os.system('C:\\"foo bar"\\some.exe %s' % filename)
> 
> but for some reason thats only loading some.exe, but not on filename

I usually do something like this:

command = 'C:\\"foo bar"\\some.exe %s' % filename
os.system( command )

-- 
David Rock
david at graniteweb.com
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