On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 19:46:52 -0600, Daniel Cer wrote: > Daniel Cer wrote: >> Robert wrote: >> >>> I have a command line app that can take up to 20 minutes to complete and >>> every minute or so updates it's status (spits it out to console). I am >>> writing a front end for this app in python/gtk and was wondering what >>> command I use to a) invoke the command and b) how to capture it's out put >>> and for instance update a text box. >> >> >> os.popen() will probably do what you want. >> >> e.g.: > > (....) > > As for the latter part of (b).... > > I don't know much about pygtk, but I imagine you should be able to put > the code that monitors the external program in a thread, and then > whenever you get some new status information update the text box. > > -Dan
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