Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.tele.dk!feed118.news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.058 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.89; '*S*': 0.01; 'skip:[ 20': 0.04; 'syntax': 0.04; 'subject:help': 0.08; 'check,': 0.09; 'expected.': 0.09; 'fix.': 0.09; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'cmd': 0.16; 'soap,': 0.16; 'typo': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'subject:request': 0.19; 'separate': 0.22; 'print': 0.22; 'cheers,': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'this:': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'needed.': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; "skip:' 10": 0.31; 'apparently': 0.31; 'file': 0.32; 'front': 0.32; 'quite': 0.32; 'received:66': 0.35; 'no,': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; "didn't": 0.36; "i'll": 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'so,': 0.37; 'skip:. 20': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'sure': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'dangerous': 0.60; 'received:unknown': 0.61; 'simple': 0.61; 'back': 0.62; 'header :Message-Id:1': 0.63; 'charset:windows-1256': 0.64; 'more': 0.64; 'million': 0.74; 'received:204': 0.75; 'hand': 0.80; 'cc:addr:yahoo.co.uk': 0.84; 'citizens.': 0.84; 'football': 0.84; 'boxes': 0.91; 'hands': 0.96; '2013': 0.98 X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.4 required=5.0 X-Spam-Level: + From: Gene Heskett To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: My first real request for help Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:16:43 -0500 References: <201311190431.15449.gheskett@wdtv.com> <201311191106.16994.thudfoo@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="windows-1256" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Mark Lawrence X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 37 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1384899419 news.xs4all.nl 15902 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:58315 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:60035 On Tuesday 19 November 2013 17:02:37 Mark Lawrence did opine: > On 19/11/2013 19:06, xDog Walker wrote: > > On Tuesday 2013 November 19 10:43, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> Interesting, a print cmd immediately in front of that is quite noisy: > >> ['./camview-emc-f1oat.py', '-v', '1280x720', '-C', 'camview.cfg', > >> '-g', 'cam.ui', '-H', 'campins.hal', '-w', '150995278'] > > > > The file it cannot find is apparently ./camview-emc.float.py > > > >> So, I'll try this: > >> child = Popen(["cmd"]), but that's not the fix. > > > > That should produce the same result as before (plus gales of laughter > > from the bleachers). > Expected. Python code isn't my forte obviously. :) > Just to be sure is it a simple typo "f1oat" with a one instead of > "float" with an ell? That it was, now renamed. And now that I know it works albeit in a separate window, I will now go back to the original syntax just to check, but no, the additional ", shell=True" without the double-quotes, inside the parens is still needed. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) I never met a man I didn't want to fight. -- Lyle Alzado, professional football lineman A pen in the hand of this president is far more dangerous than 200 million guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens.