Python: How can I execute bat file in new cmd window?

Question

In my python script:

p = Popen('a.bat')

The problem is that the output of the batch file is put to main console window in which I executed my python script... I want the output of the batch file to be shown in new console window. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

You can set the CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE flag. For example:

import subprocess

p = subprocess.Popen('a.bat', creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE)

The docs regarding shell=True are inconsistent with the implementation. If you specify shell=True, it sets CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE only if the platform is either Win9x or uses the 16-bit COMMAND.COM shell.

Answer 2

I haven't used python before, so I can't test, but this should work

p = Popen('cmd.exe /k start a.bat')