How do you capture standard output and check return codes using `subprocess.run()`?

Q: How do you capture standard output and check return codes using `subprocess.run()`?

> Pass `stdout=subprocess.PIPE` and `stderr=subprocess.PIPE`. You can then check the exit status using `returncode`. ```python import subprocess result = subprocess.run("echo 'hello'", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE) print("Exit Status:", result.returncode) print("Output:", result.stdout.decode().strip()) ```

💬Answer

Pass stdout=subprocess.PIPE and stderr=subprocess.PIPE. You can then check the exit status using returncode.

import subprocess

result = subprocess.run("echo 'hello'", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
print("Exit Status:", result.returncode)
print("Output:", result.stdout.decode().strip())

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