How to run the code in command line application via Python

Question

I need to run a bat file (P:/myBat.bat) in a specific application (for example, located in C:/temp/myApp.exe). Manually I launch myApp.exe, run the code

hscript P:/myBat.bat

And I get what I need. But I wish to do it with Python.

I know how to execute a bat file with Python:

import subprocess
subprocess.Popen("P:/myBat.bat").communicate()

But how to execute hscript P:/myBat.bat via myApp.exe with Python?

Max Gasner · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-22 18:48:47Z

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You are looking for subprocess.call, e.g. subprocess.call(['hscript', 'P:/myBat.bat']), and its friends. See: https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#subprocess.call

answered Apr 22, 2019 at 18:48

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kiryha Over a year ago

But where should I set path to my command line application(C:/temp/myApp.exe))?

kiryha Over a year ago

The hscript is unregistered command in Windows (from myApp.exe)

Max Gasner Over a year ago

If I'm understanding you correctly, you probably want to set the working directory in which Python executes the subprocess. This is os.chdir, os.getcwd, etc.: docs.python.org/3/library/os.html#os.chdir

kiryha Over a year ago

I have a command line application. I need to run a code (hscript P:/myBat.bat) in this application. subprocess.call(["C:/temp/myApp.exe", "hscript P:\myBat.bat" ]) runs the app but does not execute the code in this app.

Max Gasner Over a year ago

It would help if you pasted the output, but you may want to try subprocess.call(["C:/temp/myApp.exe", "hscript", "P:\myBat.bat"])

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