Calling external program from within python

[Grant Edwards]

On 2008-07-25, Diez B. Roggisch <deets at nospam.web.de> wrote:

> Because usually if a program *prompts* the user to enter input (and that 
> was what I read from the OP's post), one has to deal with pseudo 
> terminals, not with stdin/out.
>
>>> If interaction is required, the OP might consider using
>>> pexpect.
>> 
>> Pexpect is a good option, but it's just an automation layer on
>> top of the same facilities that subprocess provides.
>
> AFAIK it's more than that. I'm not an expert on pseudo terminals, but 
> AFAIK setting using module pty isn't possible using subprocess.

You're right.  I forgot that pexect uses a pty.  You could use
a pty with the subprocess module, but it's a hassle to set up.

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