Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> writes: > Alain Ketterlin wrote:
>>> 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? >> Isn't os.setsid() what you're looking for?[...] > It doesn't appear so to me. [...] > [steve@sylar ~]$ python -c "import sys,os; print > os.isatty(sys.stdout.fileno())" > True > [steve@sylar ~]$ setsid python -c "import sys,os; print > os.isatty(sys.stdout.fileno())" > True > > If I run the same Python command (without the setsid) as a cron job, I > get False emailed to me. That's the effect I'm looking for. If that's what you mean by "without a tty attached", simply redirecting standard channels should work, no? -- Alain. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
