Running unix commands from Django

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I have a Django site that is up and running. I need to add a feature to call wget in response to a user action. How should I do this from the Django application?

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 08 '12 at 07:29

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Since Django is written in Python you can use Python's subprocess module to call wget in one of your views. However, if you merely want to download a file with wget (and not use one of its advanced features), you can emulate its behavior more easily with urllib2.

answered Apr 08 '12 at 07:29

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Also, if this operation is expensive, you must consider running the operation outside the request cycle, by using Celery, for example. – Armando Pérez Marqués Apr 09 '12 at 03:09

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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Is there a reason why you're resorting to a unix command, rather than using something like urllib2?

If there is, you can always use this within your view:

from subprocess import call
call(["wget", "http://myurl.com"])

Here's a pretty comprehensive thread on the matter:

Calling an external command in Python

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answered Apr 08 '12 at 07:30

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 08 '12 at 07:30

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Use Celery

answered Apr 08 '12 at 07:30

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Running unix commands from Django

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