Python execute windows cmd functions

Question

I know you can run Linux terminal commands through Python scripts using subprocess

subprocess.call(['ls', '-l'])    # for linux

But I can't find a way to do the same thing on windows

subprocess.call(['dir'])         # for windows

is it possible using Python without heavy tinkering?

Should I stick to good old fashioned batch files?

Answer 1

dir is not a file, it is an internal command, so the shell keyword must be set to True.

subprocess.call(["dir"], shell=True)

Answer 2

Try this

import os

os.system("windows command")

ex: for date

os.system("date")