[Inkscape-devel] Python extension behaviour

Dear all,

Here's a call for help, as i'm totally stuck in this. I've been getting familiar with Python extensions and managed to whip up a couple. I ran into an issue, though: if i call an external command (using os.system('pwd'), for the simplest example), it executes it but doesn't go through the rest of the extension script, closing the window and returning to Inkscape. (i believe the same happens with exec statements) I thought it could be that the extension architecture doesn't allow for running external commands, but fact is that the extension actually executes it before borking. Am i missing something obvious?

Thank you ricardo