From: Chris McDonough

I've actually looked at it and it's quite nice, but it doesn't do one thing that I'd like to see as part of a process stdlib library. The use case I'm thinking of is one where a long-running program needs to monitor the output of many other potentially long-running processes

I have a couple of other use cases, as well. 1. Manage an interactive subprocess, sending it input and reading output in "chunks". This is an expect-like activity in some ways: I use it to wrap an alternative UI round an interactive command line process. I suspect Trent's ProcessProxy would help with this - must check. 2. Run a command with no input, and get its output back, like the shell backtick operator. Errors in the command should appear as exceptions. 3. Filter a string through an external command - the interact() method handles this, but again I'd like errors to appear as exceptions. To some extent, (2) and (3) are simple "helper" functions round the existing methods, but I believe such helpers would be useful. And the "convert subcommand error to exception" code is non-trivial, and hence useful to encapsulate in the library. This is getting pretty off-topic for python-dev. Is there any value in setting up a list/SIG for discussing the design of a stdlib process module? Paul. __________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail and the documents attached are confidential and intended solely for the addressee; it may also be privileged. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy it. As its integrity cannot be secured on the Internet, the Atos Origin group liability cannot be triggered for the message content. Although the sender endeavours to maintain a computer virus-free network, the sender does not warrant that this transmission is virus-free and will not be liable for any damages resulting from any virus transmitted. __________________________________________________________________________