start node app from python script

Question

Is it possible to start a node.js app from within a python script on a raspberry pi?

On the command line I run sudo node myscript.js

could I use

Answer 1

As Selcuk mentioned in his comment, use the subprocess module:

#! /usr/bin/env python
import subprocess

subprocess.call('sudo node myscript.js')

It's very likely that you'll encounter a FileNotFoundError when trying to run your command with sudo. If you do, you can try:

#! /usr/bin/env python
import subprocess

subprocess.call('sudo node myscript.js', shell=True)

Per the Python documentation, be VERY careful about using the shell=True parameter as this could be a problem if you allow any arbitrary user input to be passed to subprocess.call().