using an xbmc script to call unix commands and display them the results ?

schneidz · 2009-07-23 07:09

hi, is it possible to run commands from within xbmc using a script.

would i be able to list the contents returned from ls by using this code:

Code:

xbmc.executebuiltin("XBMC.RunScript(ls,$HOME)")

is there a way to show the contents returned from ls by using os.system() within xbmc ?

thanks,

**althekiller** · 2009-07-23 07:12

You want os.popen().

Temhil · 2009-07-23 18:36

Here a function we did for the Installer Passion-XBMC script in order to list the content of a directory:

Code:

import os

def listDirFiles( path):

   """

   List the files of a directory

   @param path:

   """

   print "listDirFiles: content of directory: %s"%path

   dirList = os.listdir( str( path ) )

   return dirList

This will work on every OS including linux

Temhil · 2009-07-23 18:43

As althekiller said, if you want to get the STDOUT from the execution of external commands. Rather than use os.system(), use os.popen(), like so:

Code:

import os

stdout_handle = os.popen("echo something", "r")

text = stdout_handle.read()

schneidz · 2009-07-24 06:29

^ thanks, i guess what i was looking for was something like a hello world example

schneidz Fan Posts: 389 Joined: Jun 2009 Reputation: 0	2009-07-23 07:09 Post: #1 hi, is it possible to run commands from within xbmc using a script. would i be able to list the contents returned from ls by using this code: Code: `xbmc.executebuiltin("XBMC.RunScript(ls,$HOME)")` is there a way to show the contents returned from ls by using os.system() within xbmc ? thanks,
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althekiller Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 4,703 Joined: May 2004 Reputation: 12	2009-07-23 07:12 Post: #2 You want os.popen(). Howto post your problem in a useful manner. #xbmc-linux on FreeNode XBMC online-manual, FAQ, search, forum rules, how to submit a bugreport.
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schneidz Fan Posts: 389 Joined: Jun 2009 Reputation: 0	2009-07-24 06:29 Post: #5 ^ thanks, i guess what i was looking for was something like a hello world example
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