On Sep 2, 7:16 am, topazcode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am using the subprocess module to run some shell commands on a Linux > system: > > import subprocess > output = subprocess.call('''ssh server1 "uptime"''', shell=True) > > The above assigns the output variable with a return code, i.e. 0 in > this case. How can I actually capture the data returned from > subprocess.call, rather than just the return code? I'd like to have > the output variable contain the uptime string in this case.
Probably commands module is a better choice for your problem: >>> import commands >>> commands.getoutput('fortune') "While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own \nform of misery." >>> Karthik Any help > is appreciated. Thanks. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list