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quano
quano

Reputation: 19112

Python execute program change path

I'm trying to make a Python script run another program from its own path.

I've got the execution of the other program working using os.system, but the program will crash because it cannot find its resources (wrong path, I assume). I tried adding the folder harboring the executable to the path, but that didn't help.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4460

Answers (3)

Ramon Salazar
Ramon Salazar

Reputation: 11

These two methods from the os library will do the work:os.chdir and os.system. 

path = "C://Program Files//Microsoft SQL Server//Client 
SDK//ODBC//130//Tools//Binn//" #make sure to use forward slash
program = "bcp.exe"
os.chdir(path)
os.system(program)

Upvotes: 1

retracile
retracile

Reputation: 12339

Use the subprocess module, and use the cwd argument to set the child's working directory.

Upvotes: 1

Ned Batchelder
Ned Batchelder

Reputation: 375594

You can change the current directory of your script with os.chdir(). You can also set environment variables with os.environ

Upvotes: 3

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