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Asked: June 11, 20262026-06-11T05:53:26+00:00 2026-06-11T05:53:26+00:00

i want to format a drive using subprocess and getting the windows command prompt

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i want to format a drive using subprocess and getting the windows command prompt to pop-up to see the results, but when doing this:

subprocess.Popen(["FORMAT", drive, "/FS:FAT32", "/A:32K"], shell=True).communicate()

i get this error:

WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified

any help?

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    2026-06-11T05:53:28+00:00Added an answer on June 11, 2026 at 5:53 am
    subprocess.Popen(["format.com", drive, "/FS:FAT32", "/A:32K"], shell=True).communicate()
    

    you can find out by typeing where FORMAT in your cmd shell (not python shell … obv.)

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