I've created a wxPython launcher GUI, converted with py2exe, that  starts 3 other programs. 
However, it also starts up three shell windows  as well. My boss wants me to reduce the numb
er of shell windows to 0 or  1.
    
        Currently, my program starts them using:
    os.system("start \B [program name & arguments")
    
        And I convert it to an exe using this setup.py script:
    # setup.py
    from distutils.core import setup
    import py2exe
    setup(windows=["launcher.py"], zipfile=None)
    
        I've tried changing windows to console; that works (it only opens  up one shell), bu
t it also removes all graphics/text from the GUI. I'm  thinking of trying:
    1. Setting it to console, but importing certain wxPython libraries, or
    2. Upgrading to subsystem commands and tacking on the CREATE_NO_WINDOW flag.
    Option 2 looks like my best bet, but I'm unsure if the spawned programs will still   run
 if the launcher's killed. (They need to.)
    
    Any suggestions on how I can reduce the number of shells?
 		
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