Popen File I/O

[D'Arcy J.M. Cain]

On Wed, 27 May 2009 19:39:21 -0500
Eric Pruitt <eric.pruitt at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am creating a file-like interface for Popen. Do I need to return True or
> False for "isatty()"? I am thinking True but I am not familiar with the
> semantics of what defines a tty.

>>> import os
>>> x = os.popen("ls")       
>>> type(x)
<type 'file'>
>>> x.isatty()
False

So what does "creating a file-like interface for Popen" entail?  Popen
already creates a file object.  As for your question, If the object is
reading from a TTY then isatty() is True.  What exactly is your
confusion?

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