How can I shut down my computer using python script? [duplicate]

Question

I want to shut down my computer(mac) using a python script for some code I have written. I have tried the following

os.system('shutdown -s')
os.system('shutdown -h now')

But both of these produce the output 256 and my system doesn't shut down.

I read it might be due to not having root privileges but I guess I can't provide root privileges through python. Is there a way I can run a python script and shut down my mac with the above problem ?

Possible duplicate of stackoverflow.com/a/28438311/5559590

Manzurul Hoque Rumi
– Manzurul Hoque Rumi

2019-02-12 11:41:24 +00:00
Commented Feb 12, 2019 at 11:41 — Manzurul Hoque Rumi
– Manzurul Hoque Rumi, Commented Feb 12, 2019 at 11:41

DirtyBit · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-12 11:41:06Z

1

For restart:

re_start = ["shutdown", "-f", "-r", "-t", "30"]

For shutdown:

 shut_down = ["shutdown", "-f", "-s", "-t", "30"]

Hence:

def shutdown(self):
    import subprocess
    subprocess.call(shut_down)

answered Feb 12, 2019 at 11:41

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