Re: The pty module, reading from a pty, and Python 2/3

[David Hutto]

#better coded for you to understand

import sys
import pty
import os

def get_text(filename):

        try:
                ( child_pid, fd ) = pty.fork()          # OK
        except OSError as e:
                print(str(e))
                sys.exit(1)

        if child_pid == 0:
                try:
                        with open("log.txt", "w") as f:
                                f.write("about to execlp")
                        os.execlp("cat", "cat", filename)
                except:
                        with open("log.txt", "w") as f:
                                f.write("could not spawn process")
                        print("Could not spawn")
                        sys.exit(1)

        child_pty = os.fdopen(fd)
#you need to find the file size, and place it as an integer in read
below, where you return the value
#you have to input into read, how many characters you want read in
with statinfo.st_size
        statinfo = os.stat(filename)
        return child_pty.read(statinfo.st_size)


if __name__ == "__main__":
        print(get_text("my-pty-test.py"))

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