open winword.exe from python with the OS module

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Good evening I would like to know how I can execute an MS-DOS command from python.

I need to open WINWORD.EXE and this is the code I use

import os
r = os.system("C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Office/root/Office16/")
T = r + os.system("/WINWORD.EXE")

but it does not work

python python-3.x

asked by Mystic_Force 18.08.2018 в 04:21

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You almost have it, it should be something like this:

import os
r = os.system("C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE")

Considerations:

According to the documentation os.system() : Execute the command (a string) in a subshell. , meaning that the command must be indicated with the complete path in the parameter (you were just passing the route)
Also note that we are using the "natural" bars of Windows \ , but in this case it is necessary to escape them by adding a double bar \ , but a very useful and compatible between systems is to build the complete media path os.path.join