os module question

[Rasputin]

On the bash shell if I type "fortune -f" it outputs:
___% /usr/share/games/fortunes
___% zippy
___% fortunes
___% fortunes2-o
___% limerick-o
___% startrek
___% fortunes2
___% unamerican-o
___% fortunes-o
___% linuxcookie

When I type os.system("fort une -f") in python it outputs:
___% fortunes
''

How do I bypass it and get the orginal output?

[sean]

Re: os module question

You might try

for line in os.popen("fortu ne -f").readlines() :
print line.strip()

os.system() always seems to return all output so I don't know why that
doesn't work.

I am sure someone better versed in Python will shed some light.



"Rasputin" <noone@nowhere. net> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.0 3.28.04.16.59.1 89016@nowhere.n et...[color=blue]
> On the bash shell if I type "fortune -f" it outputs:
> ___% /usr/share/games/fortunes
> ___% zippy
> ___% fortunes
> ___% fortunes2-o
> ___% limerick-o
> ___% startrek
> ___% fortunes2
> ___% unamerican-o
> ___% fortunes-o
> ___% linuxcookie
>
> When I type os.system("fort une -f") in python it outputs:
> ___% fortunes
> ''
>
> How do I bypass it and get the orginal output?[/color]

[Miki Tebeka]

Re: os module question

Hello Sean,
[color=blue]
> os.system() always seems to return all output so I don't know why that
> doesn't work.[/color]
The return value is the exit status.

Miki

[Cameron Laird]

Re: os module question

In article <c46bvt$527$1@n ews2.netvision. net.il>,
Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@zo ran.com> wrote:[color=blue]
>Hello Sean,
>[color=green]
>> os.system() always seems to return all output so I don't know why that
>> doesn't work.[/color]
>The return value is the exit status.
>
>Miki[/color]

.... which leaves the question of what *will* satisfy Rasputin.
While I don't seem to have fortune(1) on any of my hosts today,
I believe
import os
print os.popen("fortu ne -f").read()
is it.
--

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