import subprocess
def start_programm(url_for_start_programm):
    try:
        program = url_for_start_programm
        process = subprocess.Popen(program)
        code = process.wait()
        print(code) # 0
    except Exception as ex:
        print ("Ошибка при запуске программы")
        print(ex)
        return False
    return True
start_programm('notepad.exe')