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Old 01-18-2011
Running programs from a Python script
Any idea how I can run a program from a phyton script?

For example, in csh I will do

Code:
      $tpath/tsimplex base=$fbase data=$fdata restore=$frestore  \
          nxp=$nx nzp=$nz param=$param intp=$intp nlay=$nlay     \
          varp=$varp sigma0=$sigma maxiter=$maxiter tol=$tol     \
          dtau=$dtau mdacc=$mdacc mindist=$mindist maxitertp=$maxitertp  \
          outmod=$foutmod expl=$fexpl backup=$fbackup            \
          vrb=$vrb >& $fsmplog

How can I do the same thing in phyton???
# 2  
Old 01-18-2011
I'm guessing you mean Python. I think Python has a C-like system("command"); call. You'll have to build a string, then feed it into it.
# 3  
Old 01-18-2011
Yep Python

---------- Post updated at 01:31 PM ---------- Previous update was at 01:30 PM ----------

Would something like this work???

Code:
        "%s/tsimplex base=%s data=%s inmod=%s nxp=%s nzp=%s param=%s  \
        intp=%s nlay=%s varp=%s sigma0=%s maxiter=%s tol=%s dtau%s mdacc=%s 
        mindist=%s maxitertp=%s outmod=%s expl=%s backup=%s vrb=%s >& %s \
        "%(tpath,fbase,fdata,fstmod,nxp,nzp,param,intp,nlay,varp,sigma,maxiter,
           tol,dtau,mdacc,mindist,maxitertp,foutmod,fexpl,fbackup,vrb,fsmplog)

---------- Post updated at 01:55 PM ---------- Previous update was at 01:31 PM ----------

I also have the following code that complains when encounters &&

Code:
    if (not isinstance(stmod,types.NoneType)) &&  (isinstance(restore,types.NoneType)):
        print ""
        print "ERROR: Can't use both -fstmod and -frestore options"
        print "       Set either -fstmod or -frestore options"
        print ""
        sys.exit(-1)

---------- Post updated at 02:24 PM ---------- Previous update was at 01:55 PM ----------

Seems I need to use 'and' instead of '&&'
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