os.system() simply executes the command in a subshell, and returns the
command's exit status which in your case is '0'. If you need to capture the
stdout, stderr, etc. stuff, subprocess module is preferred which offers more
powerful functionalities over os.system().
Nessus
"Kevin Walzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>>> import os
>>> foo = os.system('whoami')
kevin
>>> print foo
0
>>>
The standard output of the system command 'whoami' is my login name. Yet
the value of the 'foo' object is '0,' not 'kevin.' How can I get the value
of 'kevin' associated with foo?
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