How to Use Python commands Module

In this article, you will learn how to use Python commands module.

Python commands Module

The commands module in Python is used to execute shell commands from within a Python script. Here’s how you can use it:

Import the commands module:

import commands

Use the getoutput() function to execute a shell command and get the output:

output = commands.getoutput('ls -l')
print(output)

In this example, the “ls -l” command is executed and the output is printed to the console.

You can also use the getstatusoutput() function to get both the status and output of a command:

status, output = commands.getstatusoutput('ls -l')
print(status)
print(output)

In this example, the “ls -l” command is executed and the status and output are printed to the console.

Note: The commands module is deprecated since Python 2.6 and has been removed in Python 3.0, use subprocess module instead for executing shell commands.