Get Stdout from external script startet through python

[Fernando Pérez]

Pearu Peterson wrote:

> So, any hints how to do that using Python tools and as an ordinary user
> (e.g. ttysnoop requires changes to /etc/inittab but it has other goals..),
> would be appreciated.

What about the PyExpect project?

http://pexpect.sourceforge.net/

I suspect it may work, even if you don't need the 'control' part of it, at 
least it should be able to trap all output in a way which pipes can't (ie. 
with pipes you can't control both stdin and stdout simultaneously).

Cheers,

f.