Python's subprocess: How do I hide the terminal window and still capture the output? -

this code works, terminal window pops (briefly):

print 'trying wireless' while true:     wlan = subprocess.popen("netsh wlan connect name='bsd'", stdout = subprocess.pipe, stderr = subprocess.pipe)     out, error = wlan.communicate()     if out.find('success') >=0: break     print "still trying wireless..."     time.sleep(0.5) print "connected!" 

this python 2.7 on windows 7.

any way stop pop-up , keep grabbing output?

thanks, nick.

i don't have setup this, since there no answers found vaguely promising in docs. can try this:

si = subprocess.startupinfo() si.dwflags = subprocess.startf_useshowwindow  # tell windows use wshowwindow options si.wshowwindow = subprocess.sw_hide  # showwindow option - 1 sounded useful wlan = subprocess.popen(...., startupinfo=si)  # before add startupinfo argument