Yes I see. Based on other feedback I am leaning towards not using any IDE for the moment.
Python seems well adapted to that kind of workflow, as well as an impressive portability - every bit as good a Java from my tests so far. Karen --- On Thu, 6/18/09, Lie Ryan <lie.1...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Lie Ryan <lie.1...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Tutor] Apparent incosistency with Python interperter in IDLE > To: tutor@python.org > Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 10:20 AM > Luke Paireepinart wrote: > > So the problem is that the stdout of the "ls" command > is appearing in > > some location that you cannot see. > > As for ways to remedy this - I don't know. The > idea here, though, is > > that even though the regular Python version has the > side-effect that it > > outputs it in the console, that's not necessarily what > you want it to > > do. The reason is that you have no way to access > that data. > > You have to explicitly redirect the stdout from subprocess > > subprocess.Popen(['ls'], stdout=...) > > What you're seeing is a side effect of the nature of the > interactive > console and IDLE. The defined behavior of python is when it > is being run > from a script. > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
