I've seen similar questions (e.g. [Running a command in a new Mac OS X Terminal window](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/989349/running-a-command-in-a-new-mac-os-x-terminal-window) ) but I need to confirm this command and its expected behavior in a mac (which I don't have). If anyone can run the following in Python 3 Mac:

```
import subprocess, os
def runcom(bashCommand):
     sp = subprocess.Popen(['osascript'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     sp.communicate('''tell application "Terminal"\nactivate\ndo script with command "{0} $EXIT"\nend tell'''.format(bashCommand))

runcom('''echo \\"This is a test\\n\\nThis should come two lines later; press any key\\";read throwaway''')
runcom('''echo \\"This is a test\\"\n\necho \\"This should come one line later; press any key\\";read throwaway''')
runcom('''echo \\"This is testing whether I can have you enter your sudo pw on separate terminal\\";sudo ls;\necho \\"You should see your current directory; press any key\\";read throwaway''')

```

Firstly, and most basically, is the "spawn new terminal and execute" command correct? (For reference, this version of the `runcom` function came from [this answer below](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7536623/os-x-python-3-behavior-while-executing-bash-command-in-new-terminal/7536651#7536651), and is much cleaner than my original.)

As for the actual tests: the first one tests that internal double escaped `\\n` characters really work. The second tests that we can put (unescaped) newlines into the "script" and still have it work just like semicolon. Finally, the last one tests whether you can call a sudo process in a separate terminal (my ultimate goal).

In all cases, the new terminal should disappear as soon as you "press any key". Please also confirm this.

If one of these doesn't work, a correction/diagnosis would be most appreciated. Also appreciated: is there a more pythonic way of spawning a terminal on Mac then executing a (sudo, extended) bash commands on it?

Thanks!