Question

Following the advice of Ignacio ( Python remove spaces and append ) I am trying to convert the below command to use subprocess rather than os.system.

The script: os.system("/usr/local/bin/growlnotify -n emesene -a emesene -t """+title+""" -m """+text+"""""")

I would of thought: subprocess.call(['/usr/local/bin/growlnotify', '-n emesene', '-a emesene', '-t ""+title+"""', '-m """+text+"""""'], shell=True)

But it doesnt work. Any ideas how to get this working? I’ve looked at the Python docs and looked here, but i cannot figure it out!

BTW the title and text are variables from emesene messengers notification system

Answer 1

You don’t want “shell=True” when you use a list to pass the command.
I would have merely commented as such on Jeremy Banks’s post (since his statement on shlex.split is most notable), but I don’t currently have the rep to do so :/

subprocess.call(['/usr/local/bin/growlnotify', '-n',  'emesene', '-a', 'emesene', '-t', title, '-m', text])