Try this version:
import subprocess
try:
output = subprocess.check_output(
cmnd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True, timeout=3,
universal_newlines=True)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
print("Status : FAIL", exc.returncode, exc.output)
else:
print("Output: \n{}\n".format(output))
This way you will print the output only if the call was successful.
In case of a CalledProcessError
you print the return code and the output.