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subprocess_example.py

import subprocess

# simply running a command and getting the output
cmd = ['ps', '-ax']
s = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
(stdoutdata, stderrdata) = s.communicate()
#print(stdoutdata)

# you can chain commands
# the following runs 'ls /etc | grep ntp' by sending the 'ls etc' output to the input of the 'grep ntp'
# you can do this as much as you want
grep = subprocess.Popen(['grep', 'ntp'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
ls = subprocess.Popen(['ls', 'etc'], stdout=grep.stdin)
output = grep.communicate()[0]
print(output)