bartc <b...@freeuk.com>: >> Personally, I think stdin is a bit lame as a stimulus source for an >> interactive program. That's not even what stdin is primarily meant for; >> stdin is meant to be the input data for a job. Similarly, stdout is >> meant to be the result of the computation. Stderr, then, is used to >> deliver optional diagnostic messages, ie, metainfo about the >> computation. > > You really need punched tape or cards for input and output to get the > full effect. Complete with all the sound effects. Sadly when I came into > it, we were using mag-tape for input (with a variety of outputs). > > The clatter of an ASR33 printing your results was also a treat.
There you go! You got the idea. Keep that in your head when you are programming with stdin and stdout. Marko -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
