Python: Start new command prompt on Windows and wait for it finish/exit

Question

I don\'t understand why it\'s so hard to do this on Windows.

I want to spawn a bunch of command prompt windows which will run other scripts. The reason I want this i

Answer 1

Upon reading your comment to my previous answer what you need is:

os.system("start /wait cmd /c {command}")

Keep the windows command reference always at hand!

Answer 2

For me this seems to work
os.system("cmd /k {command}")

With /k cmd executes and then remain open
With /c executes and close

To open a new command window and then execute the command
os.system("start cmd /k {command}")

Answer 3

The accepted answer didn't work for me.
To open on a new command prompt I had to use:

os.system("start /B start cmd.exe @cmd /k mycommand...")

Answer 4

You can pass /WAIT to the start command to make it wait for termination.

Answer 5

How about

os.system("cmd /c {command here}") 

Or even

os.system("{command here}")

It is the start command the one that is launching a separate session instead of using the same one the python program is running on.