How to get the output of subprocess.check_output() python module?
python, python-3.x, string, subprocess, windows
Solution
You are printing a `bytes` string value, and `print()` turned that into a unicode string using `repr()`. You want to decode the value to unicode instead:
import sys
print(ipconfig.decode(sys.stdout.encoding))
This uses the encoding of the console to interpret the command output.
Problem
I'm trying to get information from a Command Prompt (CMD - Windows ) in python, using the module subprocess like this : ``` ipconfig = subprocess.check_output("ipconfig") print(ipconfig) ``` The result is: ``` b'\r\nWindows IP Configuration\r\n\r\n\r\nEthernet adapter Local Area Connect:\r\n\r\n Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : XX.XXX\r\n IPv4 address. . . . . . . . . . . : XXXXXXXXX\r\n Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : XXXXXXXXXX\r\n Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : XXXXXX\r\n' ``` I've read the documentation on `module subprocess` but I didn't find anything that fits my problem. I need this information in a nice formatted string ... not like that, what could I do? (I Think the problem here is a string format, but if you have tips for getting a nice output without needing of string formatting, I appreciate) I know that I can get IP address with socket module, but I'm just giving an example.