os.startfile(path[, operation]) Start a file with its associated application. When operation is not specified or 'open', this acts like double-clicking the file in Windows Explorer, or giving the file name as an argument to the start command from the interactive command shell: the file is opened with whatever application (if any) its extension is associated. When another operation is given, it must be a “command verb” that specifies what should be done with the file. Common verbs documented

os.spawnvpe(mode, file, args, env) Execute the program path in a new process. (Note that the subprocess module provides more powerful facilities for spawning new processes and retrieving their results; using that module is preferable to using these functions. Check especially the Replacing Older Functions with the subprocess Module section.) If mode is P_NOWAIT, this function returns the process id of the new process; if mode is P_WAIT, returns the process’s exit code if it exits normally, o

os.spawnvp(mode, file, args) os.spawnvpe(mode, file, args, env) Execute the program path in a new process. (Note that the subprocess module provides more powerful facilities for spawning new processes and retrieving their results; using that module is preferable to using these functions. Check especially the Replacing Older Functions with the subprocess Module section.) If mode is P_NOWAIT, this function returns the process id of the new process; if mode is P_WAIT, returns the process’s exit

os.spawnve(mode, path, args, env) os.spawnvp(mode, file, args) os.spawnvpe(mode, file, args, env) Execute the program path in a new process. (Note that the subprocess module provides more powerful facilities for spawning new processes and retrieving their results; using that module is preferable to using these functions. Check especially the Replacing Older Functions with the subprocess Module section.) If mode is P_NOWAIT, this function returns the process id of the new process; if mode is P

os.spawnv(mode, path, args) os.spawnve(mode, path, args, env) os.spawnvp(mode, file, args) os.spawnvpe(mode, file, args, env) Execute the program path in a new process. (Note that the subprocess module provides more powerful facilities for spawning new processes and retrieving their results; using that module is preferable to using these functions. Check especially the Replacing Older Functions with the subprocess Module section.) If mode is P_NOWAIT, this function returns the process id of t

os.spawnlpe(mode, file, ..., env) os.spawnv(mode, path, args) os.spawnve(mode, path, args, env) os.spawnvp(mode, file, args) os.spawnvpe(mode, file, args, env) Execute the program path in a new process. (Note that the subprocess module provides more powerful facilities for spawning new processes and retrieving their results; using that module is preferable to using these functions. Check especially the Replacing Older Functions with the subprocess Module section.) If mode is P_NOWAIT, this fu

os.spawnlp(mode, file, ...) os.spawnlpe(mode, file, ..., env) os.spawnv(mode, path, args) os.spawnve(mode, path, args, env) os.spawnvp(mode, file, args) os.spawnvpe(mode, file, args, env) Execute the program path in a new process. (Note that the subprocess module provides more powerful facilities for spawning new processes and retrieving their results; using that module is preferable to using these functions. Check especially the Replacing Older Functions with the subprocess Module section.)

os.spawnle(mode, path, ..., env) os.spawnlp(mode, file, ...) os.spawnlpe(mode, file, ..., env) os.spawnv(mode, path, args) os.spawnve(mode, path, args, env) os.spawnvp(mode, file, args) os.spawnvpe(mode, file, args, env) Execute the program path in a new process. (Note that the subprocess module provides more powerful facilities for spawning new processes and retrieving their results; using that module is preferable to using these functions. Check especially the Replacing Older Functions with

os.spawnl(mode, path, ...) os.spawnle(mode, path, ..., env) os.spawnlp(mode, file, ...) os.spawnlpe(mode, file, ..., env) os.spawnv(mode, path, args) os.spawnve(mode, path, args, env) os.spawnvp(mode, file, args) os.spawnvpe(mode, file, args, env) Execute the program path in a new process. (Note that the subprocess module provides more powerful facilities for spawning new processes and retrieving their results; using that module is preferable to using these functions. Check especially the Rep

os.set_inheritable(fd, inheritable) Set the “inheritable” flag of the specified file descriptor.