[Python-Dev] Incorrect documentation of the raw_input built-in function
"Martin v. Löwis"
martin at v.loewis.de
Mon Jan 28 22:44:38 CET 2008
> While I couldn't locate such a document, it makes sense when you
> consider that if such a process is part of a pipeline you really don't
> want the prompts being handled as input by the downstream processes.
>
> That's why mv and similar utilities prompt on standard error.
No, that doesn't really make sense. If you are in the middle of a pipe,
what good does it do to write the prompt to stderr, yet read the user
input from stdin?
If you really care about processes that run in a pipe, interact
with /dev/tty.
Regards,
Martin
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