getting the output from os.system()

[William Park]

On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 09:15:39PM +0200, José María y Sagrario wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> When I execute something using os.system(), I cant get the output that is
> produces into a variable, it just goes to the standar output, the screen.
> 
> What I am actually trying to do is making a python script to execute another
> one, and getting the output that it produces... Exactly, the error mesages
> that python generates when something goes wrong...

Read docs on popen(), popen2(), popen3(), ...  I forget whether they're
under 'os' or 'popen2' module.

--William Park, Open Geometry Consulting, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
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