Print Terminal Output Python

Question

Is there a way to assign the terminal output to a varibale then print it to the screen, using os.popen()

For example:

import os
output = os.popen("dir")
print(output)

Is this possible?

Does [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4760215/running-shell-command-and-capturing-the-output) answer your question? — OctaveL, Dec 30 '20 at 10:41
`os.popen` aready uses `subprocess` - doc: [os.popen](https://docs.python.org/3/library/os.html#os.popen) uses `subprocess.Popen()` — furas, Dec 30 '20 at 10:42
Do you have to assign it to a variable or just printing it on screen is enough? — Jarvis, Dec 30 '20 at 10:42

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 30 '20 at 10:44

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Yes it is possible but you should do it like this:

import os
output = os.popen("dir")
preprocessed = output.read()
print(preprocessed)

answered Dec 30 '20 at 10:44

Farshid616

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