Using the Python subprocess Module – Certificate of Completion

Course Description

Skill level: intermediate

In this video course, you'll learn how to use Python’s subprocess module to run and control external programs from your scripts. You'll start with launching basic processes and progress to interacting with them as they execute.

Getting Started With subprocess

1. Using the Python subprocess Module (Overview)

2. Learning the subprocess Module

3. Getting Started With the subprocess Module

4. Using subprocess to Run Python

5. Using subprocess to Run Any App

6. Understanding the CompletedProcess Object

7. Exploring Exceptions

8. Raising a TimeoutExpired Error

Streams and Pipes

1. Communicating With Standard IO Streams

2. Decoding of Standard Streams

3. Introducing Pipes

4. Simulating Pipes With run()

5. Creating Pipes With Popen

6. Using the Python subprocess Module (Summary)

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This person’s account is verified and was created on May 20, 2024. Real Python certifies their completion of the Using the Python subprocess Module course on April 17, 2026.

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