Spawn a process in FePy

gistfile1.py

import sys
import System
from System.Diagnostics import *
from System.IO import *

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def spawn(cmd, args, wait=True):
 """Spawn a process running executable 'cmd' with the rest of the command line given by
'args'.  If wait is given as False, the rest of the script keeps on going while the sub-process
is running.  By default, the script waits for the sub-process to finish before resuming.

The usual reminder about DOS built-in commands like 'del' applies -- you have to give cmd='cmd'
and args = '/C del ' plus what you would give as an argument to 'del'.
 """

 # Fire off a separate process
 # Optional embellishments presented as comments
 proc = Process()
 start = ProcessStartInfo()
 start.FileName = cmd
 start.Arguments = args

 start.UseShellExecute = 0          # needed to allow redirection
 start.RedirectStandardOutput = 1   # ask for redirection

 proc.StartInfo = start
 # print cmd+" "+args

 try :
   proc.Start()
   if wait:
     proc.WaitForExit()
   #line = proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd()
   #print line
 except:
   #print "FAILED"
   pass
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if __name__ == '__main__' :
 spawn("cmd", "/c type spawn.py")
 sys32dir = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.System)
 paint = "\""+sys32dir+"\\mspaint.exe\""
 spawn(paint, "", False)
 print "Done - but paint should still be showing"