[Tutor] os.system

[Emile van Sebille]

On 12/17/2010 4:07 PM jtl999 said...
> I want to pass a variable to os.system which is dir
>>>> dir=raw_input ("Dir Please ")
> Dir Please /
> ok dir = /
>>>> os.system ("ls"  + dir)
> sh: ls/: No such file or directory

this has concatenated "ls" and dir

try with "ls "

Emile


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