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Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:27:23 -0700
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On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 8:17 AM,  <paulstaten@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a subprocess.call
<snip>
> But it doesn't work as intended.
<snip>
> Should I just go back to os.system?

Did the os.system() version work?

As of recent Python versions, os.system() is itself implemented using
the `subprocess` module, so if it does work, then it assuredly can be
made to work using the `subprocess` module instead.

Cheers,
Chris