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Re: Request More Help With XBM Image

From Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com>
Subject Re: Request More Help With XBM Image
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
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Date 2016-03-01 18:09 -0600

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On Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:56:03 -0600, Wildman wrote:

> On Tue, 01 Mar 2016 19:26:55 +0100, Peter Otten wrote:
> 
>> An exception is raised because you pass the command as a single argument 
> 
> <snip good stuff>
> 
> I did not realize that how the command was passed would
> make such a difference.  I guess I am stuck in my old
> VB habits for creating variables.  You don't have to
> say it, this ain't VB!  :-)
> 
> After making the changes to "command = ", it works fine
> without the shell.  At the risk of sounding redundant,
> thank you.

Ok, after some thought I think I understand what happened.
Since I had the command as a single element, bash was
required to parse the command therefore my code would
not run without shell=true.  That makes sense.

I may not be the fastest oar in the water but I will
eventually reach the shore. <g>

Thanks again for all your help.

-- 
<Wildman> GNU/Linux user #557453
The cow died so I don't need your bull!

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Request More Help With XBM Image Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-29 15:51 -0600
  Re: Request More Help With XBM Image Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2016-03-01 09:56 +0100
    Re: Request More Help With XBM Image Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-01 11:52 -0600
      Re: Request More Help With XBM Image Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2016-03-01 19:26 +0100
        Re: Request More Help With XBM Image Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-01 12:56 -0600
          Re: Request More Help With XBM Image Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-01 18:09 -0600
  Re: Request More Help With XBM Image Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2016-03-01 20:30 +0100
    Re: Request More Help With XBM Image Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-01 14:24 -0600

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