Run a Python script from another Python script, passing in arguments [duplicate]

Solution 1:

Try using os.system:

os.system("script2.py 1")

execfile is different because it is designed to run a sequence of Python statements in the current execution context. That's why sys.argv didn't change for you.

Solution 2:

This is inherently the wrong thing to do. If you are running a Python script from another Python script, you should communicate through Python instead of through the OS:

import script1

In an ideal world, you will be able to call a function inside script1 directly:

for i in range(whatever):
    script1.some_function(i)

If necessary, you can hack sys.argv. There's a neat way of doing this using a context manager to ensure that you don't make any permanent changes.

import contextlib
@contextlib.contextmanager
def redirect_argv(num):
    sys._argv = sys.argv[:]
    sys.argv=[str(num)]
    yield
    sys.argv = sys._argv

with redirect_argv(1):
    print(sys.argv)

I think this is preferable to passing all your data to the OS and back; that's just silly.