Python - forking an external process?

I have a Python script where I want to run fork and run an external command (or set of commands).

For example, after doing , I then want to run ssh to a host, handover control back to the user, and have my script terminate.

Or I might want to run ssh to a host, less a certain textfile, then exit. What's the idiomatic way of doing this within Python? Is it possible to do with Subprocess?

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Seen Fabric?
http://docs.fabfile.org/en/1.6/

answer Jul 3, 2013 by anonymous

This script is actually written using the Cliff framework (https://github.com/dreamhost/cliff).

I was hoping to keep the whole approach fairly simple, without needing to pull in too much external stuff, or set anything up.

There's no way to do it with just Python core is there?

Also, what's this improvement you mentioned?

commented Jul 3, 2013 by anonymous

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