The subprocess module is meant to replace a number of functions in the os module. The python documentation lists a number of examples here: https://docs.python.

The subprocess module is meant to replace a number of functions in the os module. The python documentation lists a number of examples here: https://docs.python.org/2/library/subprocess.html#subprocess-replacements https://docs.python.org/2/library/subprocess.html#subprocess... If you google 'os vs subprocess python' there are a few stackoverflow and quora threads comparing them.