# File: os-spawn-example-1.py

import os
import string

def run(program, *args):
    # find executable
    for path in string.split(os.environ["PATH"], os.pathsep):
        file = os.path.join(path, program) + ".exe"
        try:
            return os.spawnv(os.P_WAIT, file, (file,) + args)
        except os.error:
            pass
    raise os.error, "cannot find executable"

run("python", "hello.py")

print "goodbye"

## hello again, and welcome to the show
## goodbye