On Saturday, 22 September 2012 01:24:46 UTC+5:30, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > On Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:13:28 -0700 (PDT), janis.judvai...@gmail.com > > declaimed the following in gmane.comp.python.general: > > > > > Since I'm using threads and pipes everything works ok, except that when i > > call input() there is no way that I could print something, is there any > > workaround for this?? > > > > > > Note: I don't need to catch any key's before enter or smtng, just be able > > to print while input() is waiting. I'm thinking that maybe there is a way > > for two threads to share one stdout, which should resolve this, but I can't > > make it work, since U can't pickle file like object(stdout) to pass it to > > other thread. > > > > > > > Confusion abounds... > > > > You don't have to "pickle file like object..." for it to be used by > > a Python THREAD... But your mention of pipes makes me think you are > > using subprocesses and/or multiprocessing modules. Threads run in a > > shared environment (you may need to put a lock around the file object so > > that only one thread at a time does the I/O on that object), but > > processes are independent memory spaces. > > > > However, you may also encounter OS specific behavior WRT > > stdout/stderr when they are connected to a console. The OS itself may > > block/buffer output when there is a pending input on the same console. > > -- > > Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber AF6VN > > wlfr...@ix.netcom.com HTTP://wlfraed.home.netcom.com/
You can clear the buffer by calling file.flush() -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
