[python-win32] win32pipe and buffer size

[Frank Guenther]

Hi All,

I try to automate a command line tool and have the problem that I can't 
read the stdout-pipe.
I think the reason is the tool doesn't flush the pipe so  it is first 
readable when the process was closed.
Can I set the buffer size of the stdout-pipe by win32pipe to force the 
tool to write to the pipe?

Is there a possibility to use win32file to get a low-level access to the 
pipes or some other solution to the problem?
I would be thankful for some hints and example code.

Has someone experiences with 'Excpect'-tools like ExcpectNT or Excpect 
from ActiveState? Could this be an easy solution for my problem?

Ciao,
   Frank