This is a collection of common patterns for running executables in a sub-process using the subprocess module.
It supports running executable commands which require no input and can return:
http://packages.python.org/execute/
http://groups.google.com/group/simplistix
https://secure.simplistix.co.uk/svn/Simplistix/execute/
http://packages.python.org/execute/changes.html
This software is available from the python package index