starts the web interface and possibly other processes

def start_aikif():
    """
    starts the web interface and possibly other processes
    """
    if sys.platform[0:3] == 'win':
        os.system("start go_web_aikif.bat") 
    else:
        os.system("../aikif/web_app/web_aikif.py")
        import webbrowser
        import time
        time.sleep(1)
        webbrowser.open('http://127.0.0.1:5000')