Running a .bat file in python that requires a user input

Question

I am trying to get an output from a .bat file in a python script, code works fine if I hard code a variable value in .bat file, but I want that value to be dynamic. This is code I am using to execute the external file.

command = 'C:/this/this.bat'
p = subprocess.Popen(command, universal_newlines=True,
shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
stderr=subprocess.PIPE)

text = p.stdout.read()
retcode = p.wait()

file this.bat requires a user input but I am not sure how to provide it inside python script, e.g. from a variable. Thanks for the help.

Luke Brady · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-07 14:39:15Z

1

I've dealt with something similar. The way I solved it was to prompt the user for values in python. Then using subprocess pass those values into the .bat file.

command = [shutil.which('C:/this/this.bat') ,sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3], sys.argv[4], sys.argv[5]]
subprocess.Popen(command).wait()

This assumes you can change the .bat file to take parameters instead of prompts.

answered Jan 7, 2019 at 14:39

Luke Brady

1851 silver badge8 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

1 Comment

Ihsan Ahmed Zaheer Over a year ago

Answers this, Thank you.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Running a .bat file in python that requires a user input

1 Answer 1

1 Comment

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

1 Comment

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related