On Jan 22, 8:42 pm, Bernard Desnoues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I checked under linux and it works : > text.txt : > "first line of the text file > second line of the text file" > > test.py : > "import sys > a = sys.stdin.readlines() > x = ''.join(a) > x = x.upper() > sys.stdout.write(x)" > > >cat text.txt | python test.py > > But I reinstalled Python 2.5 under Windows XP and it doesn't work > anyway. Can you confirm that your script works with Win XP and Python 2.5 ? > > Regards > > Rolf van de Krol a écrit : > > > I don't know what you did with your Python installation, but for me this > > works perfectly. > > > test3.py contains: > > <code> > > import sys > > > print sys.stdin.readlines() > > </code> > > > test.txt contains: > > <code> > > Testline1 > > Testline2 > > </code> > > > Output of 'python test3.py < test.txt' is: > > <code> > > ['Testline1\n', 'Testline2'] > > </code> > > > Just plain simple and just works. > > > Rolf > > > Bernard Desnoues wrote: > >> Rolf van de Krol a écrit : > > >>> According to various tutorials this should work. > > >>> <code> > >>> |import sys > >>> data = sys.stdin.readlines() > >>> print "Counted", len(data), "lines."| > >>> </code> > > >>> Please use google before asking such questions. This was found with > >>> only one search for the terms 'python read stdin' > > >>> Rolf > > >>> Bernard Desnoues wrote: > > >>>> Hi, > > >>>> I've got a problem with the use of Redmon (redirection port > >>>> monitor). I intend to develop a virtual printer so that I can modify > >>>> data sent to the printer. > >>>> Redmon send the data flow to the standard input and lauchs the > >>>> Python program which send modified data to the standard output > >>>> (Windows XP and Python 2.5 context). > >>>> I can manipulate the standard output. > > >>>> "import sys > >>>> sys.stdout.write(data)" > > >>>> it works. > >>>> But how to manipulate standard input so that I can store data in a > >>>> string or in an object file ? There's no "read" method. > > >>>> "a = sys.stdin.read()" doesn't work. > >>>> "f = open(sys.stdin)" doesn't work. > > >>>> I don't find anything in the documentation. How to do that ? > >>>> Thanks in advance. > > >>>> Bernard Desnoues > >>>> Librarian > >>>> Bibliothèque de géographie - Sorbonne > > >> Hello Rolf, > > >> I know this code because I have search a solution ! > >> Your google code doesn't work ! No attribute "readlines". > > >> >>> import sys > >> >>> data = sys.stdin.readlines() > > >> Traceback (most recent call last): > >> File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in <module> > >> data = sys.stdin.readlines() > >> AttributeError: readlines
Excuse me, gentlemen, may I be your referee *before* you resort to pistols at dawn? ===== IDLE ===== IDLE 1.2.1 >>> import sys >>> sys.stdin.readlines Traceback (most recent call last): File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in <module> sys.stdin.readlines AttributeError: readlines >>> ===== Command Prompt ===== C:\junk>python Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Apr 18 2007, 08:51:08) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import sys >>> sys.stdin.readlines <built-in method readlines of file object at 0x00B1F020> >>> HTH, John -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list