open a terminal from python

Question

I\'m developing a program that has a button. When pressed, I want to open a terminal that runs:

sudo apt-get update

I\'m using:

Answer 1

You can remove the -e:

os.system("gnome-terminal 'sudo apt-get update'")

Answer 2

import os

os.system("Your command") You can also pass custom command as custom variable For example:

cmd_to_run = "ls -lat"

os.system(cmd_to_run)

Answer 3

You could do this:

os.system("gnome-terminal -e 'bash -c \"sudo apt-get update; exec bash\"'")

Answer 4

There are a few choices:

• add ; read -p "Hit ENTER to exit" to the end of the command line.
• add ; sleep 10 to the end of the command line to wait a bit, then exit.

• Configure gnome terminal:

  Go to the "Edit" menu and click "Current Profile". Click on the "Title and Command" tab. In there, there is a setting called "When command exits". Change it to "hold the terminal open". You could also create a new profile.