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    How to quit SmulationStation and open it again from Python script

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      mvmiranda
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      Hello guys!

      I have built a multi arcade in a console case and I need to, with a button press (tied to a GPIO pin), quit EmulationStation and open it again.
      I have a Python script already running every reboot (used crontab) but no matter how I try to reopen ES it either doesn't work or works but my Python script can no longer "detect" the GPIO presses.

      I know ES can only run from tty1 and I suspect that's the issue.
      I tried "os.open" "subprocess" but without luck.

      Does anyone know how to do this properly?

      PS: currently I have my script to reboot the OS but that's too time consuming as we have to pass through all of the OS post, configurations and stuff.

      Thanks!

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