Why is os.system not working?

Question

Python

I want to open a specific xls file using Microsoft Excel, command

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "D:\Misha\Языки\Python\Excel\basics_0.xls"

in the console it does, but os.system returns an error when it is executed:

>>> from os import system
>>> system (r'"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "D:\Misha\Языки\Python\Excel\basics_0.xls"')
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What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

It is necessary either to wrap each file name with a space in quotes, and escape the quotes, respectively, with a backslash, or try to use os.startfile
In general, it is recommended to run this business in a subprocess, something like this:

import subprocess
my_file = "c:/path/to/my_file.xls"
proc = subprocess.Popen(f"c:/program files/…/excel.exe {my_file}", shell=False)