How to start more than one process at the same time?

[Dirk Hagemann]

Hi!

How can I start several jobs at the same time with python? I want to
collect data from some servers and I don't want to wait until the first
server is finished. These jobs should run parallel to save time.
What I tried is this:
os.popen('regdmp -m \\\\server1
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Intel\\LanDesk\\Vir usProtect6\\CurrentVersion\\Clients"

>av_server1.txt')

os.popen('regdmp -m \\\\server2
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Intel\\LanDesk\\Vir usProtect6\\CurrentVersion\\Clients"

>av_server2.txt')

os.popen('regdmp -m \\\\server3
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Intel\\LanDesk\\Vir usProtect6\\CurrentVersion\\Clients"

>av_server3.txt')

I didn't get an error-message, but I also didn't get a result. No
text-file was created.
I also tried to do the same thing via batch-files, but that didn't
change anything.

Is it just not possible or what am I doing wrong?

Thanks for any help!
Dirk Hagemann

[dbandler]

Have you considered a multi-threaded solution?

The following websites offer reasonable examples:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Program...thon/Threading
http://www.wellho.net/solutions/pyth...t-example.html

-Derek

Dirk Hagemann wrote:

Hi!

How can I start several jobs at the same time with python? I want to
collect data from some servers and I don't want to wait until the first
server is finished. These jobs should run parallel to save time.
What I tried is this:
os.popen('regdmp -m \\\\server1
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Intel\\LanDesk\\Vir usProtect6\\CurrentVersion\\Clients"

av_server1.txt')

os.popen('regdmp -m \\\\server2
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Intel\\LanDesk\\Vir usProtect6\\CurrentVersion\\Clients"

av_server2.txt')

os.popen('regdmp -m \\\\server3
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Intel\\LanDesk\\Vir usProtect6\\CurrentVersion\\Clients"

av_server3.txt')

I didn't get an error-message, but I also didn't get a result. No
text-file was created.
I also tried to do the same thing via batch-files, but that didn't
change anything.

Is it just not possible or what am I doing wrong?

Thanks for any help!
Dirk Hagemann

[utabintarbo]

Look into the subprocess module. Possibly relevant link follows:

http://docs.python.org/lib/node244.html

[Piet van Oostrum]

>>>>"Dirk Hagemann" <Di**********@gmail.com(DH) wrote:

>DHHi!
DHHow can I start several jobs at the same time with python? I want to
DHcollect data from some servers and I don't want to wait until the first
DHserver is finished. These jobs should run parallel to save time.

Use the subprocess module.
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Private email: pi**@vanoostrum.org