execute bash builtins in python

[Steve Holden]

alex goretoy wrote:
> I found this to be even better; maybe someone will find this useful, who
> knows.
> just export PS1, duh
> Popen(["bash -c 'export PS1='python'; source
> $HOME/.bashrc;alias'"],shell=True,stdout=PIPE).stdout.read()
> 
Try using an interactive shell:

>>> from subprocess import *
>>> p1 = Popen("bash -i -c alias", stdout=PIPE, shell=True)
>>> p1.stdout.read()
"alias ls='ls --color=auto'\n"
>>>

regards
 Steve
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