Re: Using python to start programs after logging in

On 2017-01-19 19:08, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
> I am writing a python program to start the programs that need to be> started after logging in.>> I have the following imports:>     from subprocess import check_call, Popen, STDOUT>     from time       import sleep, strftime>> And use the following code:>     check_call(tuple('wmctrl -s 10'.split()))>     log_file = open('Logging/firefox_%T.log'.replace('%T', strftime('%F_%R')), 'w')>     Popen(tuple('firefox'.split()), stdout = log_file, stderr = STDOUT)>> The first statement is to go to the correct desktop.>> Is this a good way to do things, or could I do it in a better way?>
Apart from the other answer, your use of .replace is odd. This would be 
better:

     log_file = open('Logging/firefox_%s.log' % strftime('%F_%R'), 'w')

Even better would be to use the 'with' statement as well.

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