Hi, starting PyMOL with the '-p' option to let it accept input from stdin is a convenient way to trigger it from external programs. However, it seems that one can run into synchronization problems when this is combined with the '@' command for running scripts. For example, the following setup led to a race condition between script handling and standard input:
1. pymol -p (let PyMOL accept input from standard input) 2. External program sends commands, PyMOL reacts. At some point, PyMOL sends "@ pymol_script.p1m" in order to run commands stored in a script file. 3. When further commands are sent by the external program, they intervene with the commands of the script file. In other words, as soon as the "@" command is sent, PyMOL accepts further input from stdin and seemingly ignores the fact that the commands from the script file may not be finished. Is there a way to temporarily block acceptance of standard input? I have tried to use the "cmd.sync()" command, but did not have any success with it. Thanks for any help on this, kind regards, -Markus -- Dr. Markus Wiederstein University of Salzburg Department of Molecular Biology Division of Bioinformatics / Center of Applied Molecular Engineering Hellbrunnerstr. 34 A-5020 Salzburg Tel: +43 662 8044 5794 Fax: +43 662 8044 176 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ PyMOL-users mailing list (PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net) Info Page: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net
