Thanks again Aldwin. This seems to work, guess it is the set that is flipping the numbers:
x,y = (output.split()) Much appreciated! On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 9:19 PM Aldwin Pollefeyt <aldwinaldwin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Seems to work also: > > >>> [x,y] = output.split() > > On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 12:17 PM Aldwin Pollefeyt <aldwinaldwin...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Oh, sorry .. please try this: >> >> >>> x,y = tuple(output.split()) >> >> On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 12:11 PM Jagga Soorma <jagg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Aldwin that helps but it looks like it is reversing the numbers >>> for some reason: >>> >>> the df command returns the following: >>> 7 2 >>> >>> I used your example and did: >>> x,y = set(output.split()) >>> >>> My assumption would be that x should be 7 and y should be 2. However, >>> when I print x and y it seems to be reversed (x is 2 and y is 7). Am >>> I missing something? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 8:49 PM Aldwin Pollefeyt >>> <aldwinaldwin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > You could use: >>> > >>> > >>> x, y = set(output.split()) >>> > >>> > On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 11:44 AM Jagga Soorma <jagg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Hello, >>> >> >>> >> I am new to python and trying to do some basic things with python. I >>> >> am writing a script that runs a df command and I need parts of that >>> >> output saved in 2 different variables. Is this something that can be >>> >> done? I can do this by running multiple df commands but would prefer >>> >> to make only one call: >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> inode_cmd = "/bin/df --output=pcent,ipcent /var| grep -v Use | tr '%' ' >>> >> '" >>> >> output = subprocess.check_output( inode_cmd, >>> >> stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True ) >>> >> -- >>> >> >>> >> But this would end up giving me the following: >>> >> >>> >> #df --output=pcent,ipcent /var | grep -v Use | tr '%' ' ' >>> >> 5 1 >>> >> >>> >> I would like variable x to be 5 and variable y to be 1. Is there a >>> >> easier way to do this? >>> >> >>> >> Thanks in advance for your guidance. >>> >> -- >>> >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
