[Tutor] Rerouting a traceback

[Alan Gauld]

On 26/01/2021 02:21, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> Linux Mint 20 - Python 3.8
> 
> Is it possible to reroute a traceback to a GUI wintow?
> 
> Here's why I ask. I usually run scripts using a launcher app on my top 
> panel.  


The simplest way is put the launcher into a bash shell.
redirect stderr into a /tmp/file. If the file exists at the
end of execution launch (or if it contains an error string?)
launch your favourite GUI editor on the file.

It is a fairly trivial bash script and exactly the
kind of thing that bash scripts are intended for..

Something like:

#! /bin/bash
python3 myscript.py any args here 2> /tmp/myscript_errors
[ -e /tmp/myscript_errors] && xedit /tmp/myscript_errors &

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