Question

Background

I am currently in the process of teaching myself python, and I thought that it would be a very cool project to have a sort of “control center” in which I could shutdown, restart, and log off of my computer. I also want to use the subprocess module, as I have heard that the import OS module is outdated.

Current Code

def shutdown(self):
    import subprocess
    subprocess.call(["shutdown", "-f", "-s", "-t", "60"])

Question

What I am really asking is, is there a way (using the subprocess module) to logoff of and restart my computer?

Tech Specs

Python 2.7.3

Windows 7, 32 bit

Answer 1

To restart:

shutdown /r

To log off:

shutdown /l

The final code block (as requested):

Log off:

def shutdown(self):
    import subprocess
    subprocess.call(["shutdown", "-f", "-s", "-t", "60"])

Restart:

def shutdown(self):
    import subprocess
    subprocess.call(["shutdown", "-f", "-r", "-t", "60"])