On Monday 19 June 2006 03:44, Cameron Laird wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Ten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >You can do this in various ways, ranging from the very simple and not very > > good > > > >from commands import getoutput > > > >x=getoutput(command) > > > > > >- to your more common and better popens. > > > >ie: > > > >import popen2 > > > >(stdOut, stdIn) = popen2.popen4(command) > > > >x=stdOut.readlines() > > > >- asynchronously if appropriate. > > > >How are you running the command at the moment? > > . > . > . > Why deprecate commands.getoutput()? Are you merely > observing that it's applicable in fewer circumstances?
Absolutely so. Commands.getoutput is simple, quick and useful, just less versatile. Maybe "not very good" is a pretty vague, almost emotive-sounding way of putting it. My bad. :-) Cheers, Ten -- There are 10 types of people in this world, those who understand binary, and those who don't. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
