Oh, sorry .. please try this: >>> x,y = tuple(output.split())
On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 12:11 PM Jagga Soorma <jagg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Aldwin that helps but it looks like it is reversing the numbers > for some reason: > > the df command returns the following: > 7 2 > > I used your example and did: > x,y = set(output.split()) > > My assumption would be that x should be 7 and y should be 2. However, > when I print x and y it seems to be reversed (x is 2 and y is 7). Am > I missing something? > > Thanks > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 8:49 PM Aldwin Pollefeyt > <aldwinaldwin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > You could use: > > > > >>> x, y = set(output.split()) > > > > On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 11:44 AM Jagga Soorma <jagg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> I am new to python and trying to do some basic things with python. I > >> am writing a script that runs a df command and I need parts of that > >> output saved in 2 different variables. Is this something that can be > >> done? I can do this by running multiple df commands but would prefer > >> to make only one call: > >> > >> -- > >> inode_cmd = "/bin/df --output=pcent,ipcent /var| grep -v Use | tr '%' ' > '" > >> output = subprocess.check_output( inode_cmd, > >> stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True ) > >> -- > >> > >> But this would end up giving me the following: > >> > >> #df --output=pcent,ipcent /var | grep -v Use | tr '%' ' ' > >> 5 1 > >> > >> I would like variable x to be 5 and variable y to be 1. Is there a > >> easier way to do this? > >> > >> Thanks in advance for your guidance. > >> -- > >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list