def system(command, answer=''):
    """commands.getoutput() replacement that also works on windows"""
    p = subprocess.Popen(command,
                         shell=True,
                         stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                         stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                         close_fds=MUST_CLOSE_FDS)
    i, o, e = (p.stdin, p.stdout, p.stderr)
    if answer:
        i.write(answer)
    i.close()
    result = o.read() + e.read()
    o.close()
    e.close()
    return result.decode('utf8')