I also tried os.system("cmd /c tftp") with the same results - works if I type it at the command prompt, not from os.system(). So surely Windows should find the utility, if the same command typed at the shell prompt works? I do note that TFTP.EXE has the extension in upper case, whereas tar.exe is lower case, but Windows has never been case-sensitive as far as I know, and anyway I have tried both commands in upper and lower case.Īlso, I thought that os.system() just passed the string to the system for execution.
exe file for tftp, but it does find tar, and this really puzzles me. If you want to transfer large files or large data over the internet, the best option is FTP client. This server management service is easier to manage with native Windows tools. There is a "which" utility on my machine, and it also does not find a. SolarWinds provides a free TFTP server for Windows that offers basic functionalities like IP-range lockdown, etc.
Tar: Must specify one of -c, -r, -t, -u, -x If I try with a different exe file from C:\Windows\system32, for example tar.exe, it works: > os.system('tar') There is a C:\Windows\system32\TFTP.EXE, and C:\Windows\system32 is on my path. 'tftp' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >tftp Transfers files to and from a remote computer running the TFTP service. If I open a command shell and type tftp, I get a help message from the tftp client. The TFTP client is installed on my machine.
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. I don't know whether this is a Python question, a Windows 10 question, or specifically the Windows 10 TFTP client. TFTP host source īut if I try from Python, the tftp client is not found: >python Transfers files to and from a remote computer running the TFTP service. Once finished, you have installed the client. Find the TFTP client and click on the tick box so that the tick is visible. If I open a command shell and type tftp, I get a help message from the tftp client. Find Programs and Features and then click on Turn Windows features on or off. I don't know whether this is a Python question, a Windows 10 question, or specifically the Windows 10 TFTP client. Why would os.system() give a different result to typing the tftp command at the command prompt? (Use of 2.7 instead of 3, and the Windows TFTP client instead of looking for another library, are "because the boss says so".)