Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> writes: > I have a Python script which I would like to test without a tty attached > to the process. I could run it as a cron job, but is there an easier way? > > I am running Linux.
Isn't os.setsid() what you're looking for? It makes the calling process have no controlling terminal. There's also a user command called setsid that should have the same effect. -- Alain. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list