On windows 10 using python 3.10.10 I am trying to run a windows executable, but there is some issue with the path to the folder of the executable. I am trying to run the following code
path = r"C:/Program Files (x86)/STMicroelectronics/STM32Cube/STM32CubeProgrammer/bin"
result = subprocess.run(command, cwd=path)
but I get the error
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified
(with and without the r).
I guess I have to "convert" the path somehow? But how exactly?
Also, the path DOES exist, and I am using similar path expressions (with the slash (/)) for other windows paths in the same python application running on windows.
>Solution :
According to the warning in the documentation here, windows cannot overwrite the current working directory unless you supply shell=True. Therefore, your method call would look like this:
result = subprocess.run(command, cwd=path, shell=True)