How do I run terminal commands in a script?

Question

I am currently running an Raspberry Pi 4b with an x728 UPS . I am trying to make a script so that when power gets cut off from the UPS, it would run a shut down script.

Currently, I have this -

import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import subprocess

GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
GPIO.setup(6, GPIO.IN)

while:
      if GPIO.input(6) == 1:
          subprocess.call(['shutdown', '-h', 'now'], shell=False)

This works in shutting down the Pi when power gets cut off, however, the UPS doesnt turn off, and in turn, I cant use the device's auto-turn on feature when the power comes back on.

In their wiki , they have a command x728off that you can run in the terminal to shutdown both the Pi and the UPS. It works great if I just typed it directly into terminal, however, I dunno how to put it in my code.

Answer 1

To run the command as it is use.

import os
os.system("x728off")

or if you want to use subprocess module, use

import subprocess
subprocess.call(["x728off"], shell=False)