On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:22:56 +0800, Peter Wang wrote: > Nathan Seese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>> #! /bin/sh >>> python -c "import sys;exec(sys.stdin)" >> >> I know this isn't your question, but I think you could write that more >> cleanly with: >> >> #!/usr/bin/python >> import sys >> exec(sys.stdin) > > thanks. > What's the difference between this and mine?
Yours launches an new shell, which then calls python, which then executes whatever it finds in stdin as Python code. The second one just launches Python directly. > I think what i need actually is a python function like > `file_get_contents' in php:) I think that would be: contents = open(filename).read() -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
