Embedded Python code in a Windows shell command

Question

How can I embed a small Python script into a Windows shell command to provide arguments to a program?

Example:

C:\> hello Bob
Welcome Bob!

What I need is something like this:

C:\> hello 'python -c print('Bob')'
Welcome Bob!

Thanks!

Burhan Khalid · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-22 18:36:09Z

1

Powershell supports the same format as bash, so you can do:

PS C:\> hello $(python -c "print('Bob')")

For cmd.exe, there is no such equivalent, but you can try this (untested):

C:\>FOR /F "usebackq" %x in (`python -c "print('Bob')"`) DO hello %x

answered Jun 22, 2016 at 18:36

Burhan Khalid

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Works great! Thanks