import stem.process def launch_tor(control_port="1338", socks_port="1339"): control_port = str(control_port) socks_port = str(socks_port) stem.process.launch_tor_with_config( config = { 'ControlPort': control_port, 'SocksPort': socks_port, 'Log': [ 'NOTICE stdout' ], }, take_ownership=True)