[python-win32] hide subshell os.system

Thomas Heller theller at python.net
Fri Sep 23 11:55:15 CEST 2005


le dahut <le.dahut at laposte.net> writes:

> Hi everyone,
>
> How can the subshell be hidden when executing code such as :
>
> os.system('ping host') ?
>
> The program uses GTK and it's very annoying to see a black window when
> using a graphical program ...

You should use the subprocess module instead, it is more flexible and
should allow this.

Thomas



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