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joshlk
joshlk

Reputation: 1651

Using `subprocess.run` with an argument that includes a space

When using subprocess.run in Python, how do I execute a command where one of the arguments includes a space?

For example, I want to create a file with the name test file (inc. space). In the shell you would do:

touch 'test file'

Using subprocess.run in Python I have tried:

import subprocess
subprocess.run(["touch", "'test file'") # Creates a file called `'test file'` (inc. quotes)
subprocess.run(["touch", "test\ file") # Creates a file called `test\ me`
subprocess.run(["touch", "test", "file") # Creates two files `test` and `file`
subprocess.run(["touch", "'test", "file'") # Creates two files `'test` and `file'`

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1618

Answers (1)

joshlk
joshlk

Reputation: 1651

No need to use quotes to specify an argument that includes a space as its treated as a string literal, just do:

subprocess.run(["touch", "test file"])

That creates a file called test file.

Upvotes: 2

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