python 3.5 windows 10 how to run exe

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Here is the complete command I want to execute:

So should be:

['vmrun', '-T', 'ws', 'clone', 'D:/clone/clone.vmx', 'D:/clone/clone_0.vmx', 'linked', '-cloneName=clone_0']

If command run from cmd without path,it should probably work without full path.

With path,and always make it a list then default is shell=False in subprocess:

>>> path = 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\VMware\\VMware Workstation\\vmrun.exe'
>>> argument = ['-T', 'ws', 'clone', 'D:/clone/clone.vmx', 'D:/cloneclone_0.vmx', 'linked', '-cloneName=clone_0']
>>> argument.insert(0, path)
>>> argument
['C:\\Program Files (x86)\\VMware\\VMware Workstation\\vmrun.exe',
 '-T',
 'ws',
 'clone',
 'D:/clone/clone.vmx',
 'D:/cloneclone_0.vmx',
 'linked',
 '-cloneName=clone_0']
>>> print(argument)
# One line
['C:\\Program Files (x86)\\VMware\\VMware Workstation\\vmrun.exe', '-T', 'ws', 'clone', 'D:/clone/clone.vmx', 'D:/cloneclone_0.vmx', 'linked', '-cloneName=clone_0']