Controlling a minecraft server with python
<p>I've searched a lot for this and have not yet found a definitive solution. The closest thing I've found is this:</p>

<pre><code>import shutil
from os.path import join
import os
import time
import sys

minecraft_dir = ('server diectory')
world_dir = ('server world driectory')

def server_command(cmd):
    os.system('screen -S  -X stuff "{}\015"'.format(cmd))

on = "1"

while True:
    command=input()
    command=command.lower()
    if on == "1":
        if command==("start"):
            os.chdir(minecraft_dir)
            os.system('"C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_111\bin\java.exe" -Xms4G -Xmx4G -jar craftbukkit-1.10.2.jar nogui java')
            print("Server started.")
            on = "0"
    else:
        server_command(command)
</code></pre>

<p>When I launch this program and type 'start' the CMD flashes up and closes instantly. Instead I want the CMD to stay open with the minecraft sever running from it. I'm not sure why this happens or what the problem is, any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>p.s. I have edited this to my needs (such as removing a backup script that was unnecessary) but it didn't work before. The original link is: <a href="https://github.com/tschuy/minecraft-server-control" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/tschuy/minecraft-server-control</a></p>