On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:55:26 -0500, Wildman wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:05:23 -0400, Random832 wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016, at 10:55, Wildman via Python-list wrote:
>>> I have code using that approach but I am trying to save myself
>>> from having to parse the entire shadow file. Grep w
On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:05:23 -0400, Random832 wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016, at 10:55, Wildman via Python-list wrote:
>> I have code using that approach but I am trying to save myself
>> from having to parse the entire shadow file. Grep will do it
>> for me if I can get code right.
>
> Python al
On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 08:13:54 +, Jon Ribbens wrote:
> On 2016-10-31, Wildman wrote:
>> Here is a bash command that I want to run from a python
>> program: sudo grep "^user\:" /etc/shadow
>>
>> If I enter the command directly into a terminal it works
>> perfectly. If I run it from a python pr
On Mon, Oct 31, 2016, at 10:55, Wildman via Python-list wrote:
> I have code using that approach but I am trying to save myself
> from having to parse the entire shadow file. Grep will do it
> for me if I can get code right.
Python already has built-in functions to parse the shadow file.
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On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:12:57 +0100, Peter Otten wrote:
> Wildman via Python-list wrote:
>
>> Python 2.7.9 on Linux
>>
>> Here is a bash command that I want to run from a python
>> program: sudo grep "^user\:" /etc/shadow
>>
>> If I enter the command directly into a terminal it works
>> perfect
On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 15:31:27 +1100, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Wildman via Python-list
> wrote:
>> Here is a bash command that I want to run from a python
>> program: sudo grep "^user\:" /etc/shadow
>>
>> If I enter the command directly into a terminal it works
>> p
On 2016-10-31, Wildman wrote:
> Here is a bash command that I want to run from a python
> program: sudo grep "^user\:" /etc/shadow
>
> If I enter the command directly into a terminal it works
> perfectly. If I run it from a python program it returns an
> empty string. Below is the code I am usi
Wildman via Python-list wrote:
> Python 2.7.9 on Linux
>
> Here is a bash command that I want to run from a python
> program: sudo grep "^user\:" /etc/shadow
>
> If I enter the command directly into a terminal it works
> perfectly. If I run it from a python program it returns an
> empty string
On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 3:19 PM, Wildman via Python-list
wrote:
> Here is a bash command that I want to run from a python
> program: sudo grep "^user\:" /etc/shadow
>
> If I enter the command directly into a terminal it works
> perfectly. If I run it from a python program it returns an
> empty s
