Syntax error while executing java command in python script

Question

i want to execute following command in a python script

    java -cp lib/*:esalib.jar clldsystem.esa.ESAAnalyzer "$1" "$2"

but i'm getting a syntax error due to the '*' and ':' in the path of jar files. How else could i do it?

How are you executing the python script and the java command normally? '*' expands if its run through the shell, and not all python exec options do it by default (you'll see shell=True in docs) — SheetJS
– SheetJS, Commented Jun 13, 2013 at 13:32
How are you trying to execute it? os.system? subprocess.Popen? commands.some_api_that_should_not_be_used? — mgilson
– mgilson, Commented Jun 13, 2013 at 13:33

Ivan · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-13 13:37:32Z

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Try to use subprocess library. I hope it helps you: Subprocess management

answered Jun 13, 2013 at 13:37

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nish · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-14 09:12:48Z

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i used the subprocess library and its working now.:) Here is how i did it

    import shlex,subprocess
    x='java -cp "lib/*:esalib.jar" clldsystem.esa.ESAAnalyzer "$1" "$2"'
    args=shlex.split(x)
    p=subprocess.Popen(args)

answered Jun 14, 2013 at 9:12

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