python script help

bino_linux · 08-18-2010, 07:45 AM

So I have a python script (which I know nothing about python) that runs a third party binary called "report". What I would like to do is add a perl script I wrote to be executed at the end of this python script. My perl script runs the cpulimit command on the PID that's created from running the python script. Any python users know how I would go about doing this?

Thanks

grail · 08-18-2010, 07:51 AM

Well I am not sure why you would want to mix yet another language into the script as I am sure python can manage the task perl has performed.
That being said, find the line where python calls the binary and repeat for your perl script sounds like an obvious path.

bino_linux · 08-18-2010, 08:30 AM

Grail...I had to test the script I wrote to make sure it did what I thought it was going to do. So I figured since that worked, and I don't know python, that I could just try to incorporate my script into this one.

grail · 08-18-2010, 10:14 AM

Fair enough, so did you try my other suggestion?

bino_linux · 08-19-2010, 06:17 AM

Yes, I tried that. I also tried using os.system but couldn't get that to work either. I'm thinking it's from my lack of knowledge.

robotsari · 08-19-2010, 12:52 PM

There seems to be a lot of hits on Google:
http://www.google.com/search?client=...utf-8&oe=utf-8

What specifically have you tried and found not working? Not just "I tried using os.system" but put in the specific call(s) you attempted. But first, go through the first 10-20 google results first and then post here if those were not working; if you find a solution, post that here and mark the thread as "solved" so others may learn.