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[Peter Hansen]

Thomas Guettler wrote:

> I start a long running script like this (unix):
> 
> nohup foo.py > foo.log &
[snip]
> The "-u" switch is not an option.

That statement is suspect, and like Benjamin I wonder whether
it really is true.  Nevertheless, in the unlikely case that you
absolutely cannot use the -u switch, look at the description of
that option in the output of "python -h" and use the environment
variable mentioned there instead.

-Peter