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Matteo.Verz
Matteo.Verz

Reputation: 11

Running a .exe program using Python

Little background: Code::Blocks is an IDE with a C++ integrated compiler. When creating a C++ project, it creates a .exe file so you can run the project.

So now I want to run that executable file using a Python script (Using VSCode). I tried subprocess.call(), subprocess.run() and subprocess.Popen(), and all of them start the background process, but it doesn't compile, so it just keeps running on the Task Manager. If I run it manually (by double-clicking it) then it opens, it closes and I get my correct answer on the output file.

This is the C++ project folder for the problem "kino" : enter image description here

This is a photo with the .exe on the Task Manager : enter image description here

And this is my Python code:

process = subprocess.run([r'C:\Users\Documents\kino\kino.exe'], shell = True)

I want to say that I also tried subprocess.kill(), but it should terminate on its own (and I don't get my answer).

Edit: Here is a video describing the problem

Upvotes: 0

Views: 5001

Answers (2)

lucagrosshennig
lucagrosshennig

Reputation: 21

Or you can just do it with subprocess

import subprocess subprocess.call(["C:\\Users\\Documents\\kino\\kino.exe"])

Upvotes: 1

Asriel
Asriel

Reputation: 190

Instead of running a subprocess you could execute the program with msdos commands:

import os
os.system('C:\Users\Documents\kino\kino.exe')

The only problem is that this will block your python script until the .exe program stops running.

Upvotes: 0

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