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Created October 21, 2011 10:16
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Can I access the bash shell that's executing a Python script from within the script?
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python_alias
# myscript.py
import subprocess
subprocess.call(['alias', 'my_ls=ls'])
# In the bash shell
$ python myscript.py
# Can I use the my_ls alias here?
$ my_ls
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