Thanks for the reply, but it seems I run into the same problem like
before when I use the subprocess module.
I modified your example in the following way:
echo.py
import sys
if __name__ == '__main__':
while 1:
indata = sys.stdin.readline()
if indata=='end\n': break
if __name__ == '__main__':
child = subprocess.Popen(
['python', 'echo.py'],
Try adding -u as an option to Python - this will force Python to reopen
stdout etc as unbuffered (ie, the problem is the client is buffering)
Mark
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On 7/11/05, Frank Guenther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi All,
I try to automate a command line tool and have the problem that I can't
read the stdout-pipe.
I think the reason is the tool doesn't flush the pipe so it is first
readable when the process was closed.
Can I set the buffer size of
