running python script from shell invoked with os.system("x-terminal-emulator -e /bin/

[markhaus]

no virus. Trying to open a terminal window, run the little script to capture the name, print that output, and then close the terminal. This works when I run it from a terminal:
it captures the input, prints it, and exits 5 seconds later no problem. I just can't do it from within this one file and I cannot figure out why. Thanks for responding. It's just a learning exercise and I'm having no luck.