more asynchronous work and other minor improvements

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/cogs/math.py b/cogs/math.py
index 4bd62a0..bf164b3 100644
--- a/cogs/math.py
+++ b/cogs/math.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # https://codeberg.org/salmonik/senator-sperma
 
 import logging
-import subprocess
+import asyncio
 
 from discord import ApplicationContext
 from discord.ext import commands
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ class Math(commands.Cog):
     )
     async def math(self, ctx: ApplicationContext, equation: str):
         try:
-            math = subprocess.check_output(f"qalc -e '{equation}'", shell=True)
-            await ctx.respond(f"{equation} = {math.decode('utf-8').strip()}")
+            math = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(f"qalc -e '{equation}'")
+            result = await math.wait()
+            await ctx.respond(f"{equation} = {result.decode('utf-8').strip()}")
             logger.info(f"Math command executed: {equation}")
         except Exception as e:
             await ctx.respond(e, ephemeral=True)