Making python like system calls in java

Question

Is there an equivalent to Python's popen2 in Java?

Answer 1

System.getRuntime().exec(...)

System.getRuntime() yields the Runtime object, from which you can make various .exec(...) calls that spawn a Process object. This has input and output streams and a status.

Answer 2

I believe the Process object is what you're looking for. Javadoc here. You use it something like Process myProcess = System.getRuntime().exec("cmd here")); It allows you to get the standard and error output streams.