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Using "adb shell" in Python

So I decided to create very simple "ADB Installer" Python app for installing builds and taking screenshots on Android devices using the os.system / os.popen lines, like for example:

os.system("adb connect " + IP)

etc. But now I am kind of stuck, because i need to send this (which works OK in bash script I use as a base for my Python app):

  adb shell "
  cd [path] 
  rm -r [app name]
  exit
  "

How do I do this using os.system / os.popen please? (I really tried to avoid using adb-shell and other Python implementations, but if there is no other way then I will try it). Thanks!

Solution

  • Using triplequotes, you can get multiple lines within a string. Not sure if this'll work, but it's what I would try.

    os.system("""adb shell "
  cd [path] 
  rm -r [app name]
  exit
  " """)