send instructions to a macbook terminal

Question

I am somewhat new to python and I am trying to automate my database systems. Is there a way to have python send commands to a macbook terminal. Specifically I want to send this command to the terminal to backup the database.

Thanks in advance

backup.pg_dump --file 
"/Users/john/Dropbox/__Mag_bus/backups/analyze_stats_critical_files_only_2020-10- 
21.dump" --host "localhost" --port "5432" --username "john" --no-password --verbose -- 
format=c --blobs --table  "__magazine_cover_prices" --table "__prospects" --table  
"__recommender_crosses" --table "__pricing_options" "analyze_stats"

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 21 '20 at 20:11

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Use os.system().

from os import system
system("""backup.pg_dump --file 
"/Users/john/Dropbox/__Mag_bus/backups/analyze_stats_critical_files_only_2020-10- 
21.dump" --host "localhost" --port "5432" --username "john" --no-password --verbose -- 
format=c --blobs --table  "__magazine_cover_prices" --table "__prospects" --table  
"__recommender_crosses" --table "__pricing_options" "analyze_stats" """)

answered Oct 21 '20 at 20:11

Seth

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No, don't use `os.system`. Use `subprocess`. – chepner Oct 21 '20 at 20:15
@chepner what are the advantages? – Seth Oct 21 '20 at 21:21
@chepner I'm not familiar with subprocess – Seth Oct 21 '20 at 21:21
It's in the standard library; look it up. – chepner Oct 21 '20 at 21:35

send instructions to a macbook terminal

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