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Created April 13, 2016 23:37
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Python snippet to run external command and get output
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runCmdAndGetOutput.py
import subprocess
def runCommandAndGetOuput(command):
proc = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
(stdoutdata, stderrdata) = proc.communicate()
return stdoutdata
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