Python's input() or raw_input() function is good for getting a single line of text from the user. But what if you want a more substantial chunk of text from the user? Here's how to call out to an external editor such as ed, nano, vim, emacs, and even GUI text editors:
import tempfile def edit(editor, content=''): f = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w+') if content: f.write(content) f.flush() command = editor + " " + f.name status = os.system(command) f.seek(0, 0) text = f.read() f.close() assert not os.path.exists(f.name) return (status, text) Anyone able to test it on Windows for me please? More here: https://code.activestate.com/recipes/578926/ -- Steven -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list