arcobjects - Creating button in ArcMap to run Python program?

I have a script that I want to run within ArcMap when a button in a toolbar is clicked, and so far I have only been able to make the script into a script tool. I need it to run as a command, not as a geoprocessing tool.

Running it as a geoprocessing tool takes much longer than when the same code is executed from the command line window. I have just started looking into ArcObjects, but I want to get started using it if it is what I'll need to use.

If anyone has any sample code, or resources for creating a button, that would be great.

Answer

If you don't need any input or outputparameters, this sample should be possible to use to run a script in a custom command Leveraging ArcPy in a .NET application, C# example:

// Executes a shell command synchronously.
// Example of command parameter value is
// "python " + @"C:\scripts\geom_input.py".

//
public static void ExecuteCommand(object command)
{
    try
    {
        // Create the ProcessStartInfo using "cmd" as the program to be run,
        // and "/c " as the parameters.
        // "/c" tells cmd that you want it to execute the command that follows,
        // then exit.
        System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo procStartInfo = new

            System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("cmd", "/c " + command);

        // The following commands are needed to redirect the standard output.
        // This means that it will be redirected to the Process.StandardOutput StreamReader.
        procStartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
        procStartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;

        // Do not create the black window.
        procStartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;


        // Now you create a process, assign its ProcessStartInfo, and start it.
        System.Diagnostics.Process proc = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
        proc.StartInfo = procStartInfo;
        proc.Start();

        // Get the output into a string.
        string result = proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();

        // Display the command output.
        Console.WriteLine(result);

    }
    catch (Exception objException)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(objException.Message);
        // Log the exception and errors.
    }
}