doesn't sound to encouraging :) How about something with os.popen?
in = os.popen("cmd", "w") in.write("hostname") I tried this, and I get "IOError: [Errno 22] Invalid Argument" I am not sure why this isnt working. Steve Holden wrote: > jas wrote: > > Ok, I tried this... > > > > C:\>python > > Python 2.4.1 (#65, Mar 30 2005, 09:13:57) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] > > on win32 > > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. > > > >>>>import subprocess as sp > >>>>p = sp.Popen("cmd", stdout=sp.PIPE) > >>>> > >>>>result = p.communicate("ipconfig") > > > > 'result' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > > operable program or batch file. > > > > > > > > basically I was opening to send the "ipconfig" command to cmd.exe and > > store the result in the "result" variable. But you can see there was > > an error with result. > > > It looks to me like the line you thought you were typing at the Python > command interpreter actually got snagged by the command processor you > just ran, which presumably is taking its input from the console just > like Python is. > > > Ideas? > > > Haven't used subprocess much yet, but I will just mention that this kind > of thing always looks easy in principle and turns out to be surprisingly > gnarly and difficult in practice. > > I'm not suggesting you shouldn't continue, but you are going to learn a > *lot* as you proceed. Good luck. > > regards > Steve > [...] > -- > Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 > Holden Web LLC www.holdenweb.com > PyCon TX 2006 www.python.org/pycon/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list