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execute linux command with arguments - sivareddy - Feb-10-2020 

import subprocess
myname=raw_input("myname=")
subprocess.call(["pvcreate","/dev/",myname])
Output:
[root@xxx siva]# python test1.py
myname=sdc
  Device /dev/ not found.
  Device sdc not found.
we are getting this error,but we can created with commands

RE: execute linux command with arguments - Gribouillis - Feb-10-2020

Try '/dev/' + myname. When you write /dev/sdc on the command line, it is a single argument.

RE: execute linux command with arguments - sivareddy - Feb-10-2020

now it's working fine.
Thanks