# run_executable.py

# run_executable.py

import subprocess
import sys

path = 'c:\\Windows\\system32\\'
# start program
file = 'calc.exe'
process = subprocess.Popen(path+file, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, creationflags=0x08000000)
process.wait()

### subprocess.call([path+file.encode(sys.getfilesystemencoding())])