Sometimes, we want to start a background process in Python.

In this article, we’ll look at how to start a background process in Python.

How to start a background process in Python?

To start a background process in Python, we call subprocess.Popen.

For instance, we write

import subprocess

subprocess.Popen(["rm","-r","some.file"])

to call subprocess.Popen with a list with the command and command arguments to run the command in the background.

Conclusion

To start a background process in Python, we call subprocess.Popen.