how to calculate the size of sys.stdin?

[Kalle Svensson]

Sez Chris Gonnerman:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kalle Svensson" <kalle at gnupung.net>
> Subject: Re: how to calculate the size of sys.stdin?
> 
> 
> > Sez Graham Guttocks:
> > > Is there a way to calculate the size (in bytes) of sys.stdin?
> >
> > No, sys.stdin has no size.  What you can do is read from sys.stdin and
> check
> > how much you got:
> 
> sys.stdin has size if it is connected to a normal file, or
> to some device nodes (in unixoid OS environments).  Size is
> not available for terminals, pipes, etc.

Whoops!  Of course.  <whack, whack, whack>

Peace,
  Kalle
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