Python: New line character after command

Question

In a program I am writing I have this:

SUDOPATH = subprocess.Popen(['which', 'sudo'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
SUDO = SUDOPATH.stdout.read()

But if I attempt to do this:

os.makedirs(SUDO + directory)

It gives me an error:

OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/bin/sudo\n'

How do I go about removing the new line character so I don't run in to this problem when issuing shell commands from Python?

Answer 1

Try:

SUDO[:-1] 
#prints '/usr/bin/sudo'

That worked for me

EDIT: or

SUDO=SUDO.strip()

Answer 2

os.makedirs(SUDO.strip() + directory)