I am an experienced C/C++/C# programmer who is just starting out with Python.
My first attempt at IDLE worked great with the tutorial, but seems to have a
problem with my first real app!
I am trying to get the Python subprocess/Popen module working with the example
from the Python 3 documentation page:
>>> import subprocess
>>> subprocess.call('ls')
Archive Firefox_wallpaper.png result.txt ...
which is what I expect.
However this same input to the IDLE "Python Shell" yields:
Python 3.0.1+ (r301:69556, Apr 15 2009, 15:59:22)
[GCC 4.3.3] on linux2
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
==== No Subprocess ====
>>> import subprocess
>>> subprocess.call('ls')
0
>>>
Which appears to be merely the return code, not the stdout!
It looks like I need to set some variable in IDLE, but I can't figure out
exactly what is needed here.
Can anyone point me to an answer?
Karen
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