Using "adb shell" in Python

Question

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!

Can you clarify why os.system doesn't work for you? Isn't the string in the adb shell example just a param to the command? — TankorSmash
– TankorSmash, Commented Aug 9, 2020 at 13:03
Sorry for not being clear, maybe the os.system will work, I am just not sure how to write it (I am really a beginner with Python, sorry). Thanks! — Ondřej Baše
– Ondřej Baše, Commented Aug 9, 2020 at 13:06

St0rm · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-16 13:42:30Z

1

Using subprocess:

from subprocess import run, PIPE

path = "[path]"
app_name = "[app name]"
commands_array = ["adb","shell", "rm", path + "/" + app_name , "&&", 
                  "ls", "-la", path]
try:
    result = run(commands_array, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, 
                  check=True, universal_newlines=True)
except Exception as e:
   print("An error occured:")
   print(e)

print(result.stdout)

answered Aug 16, 2020 at 13:42

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TankorSmash · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-09 13:12:22Z

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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
  " """)

answered Aug 9, 2020 at 13:12

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