On Thu, Apr 25, 2013, Gareth Allen wrote: > > Hi all, > I'm trying to get the output of a command and split it into a list that > I can process. What is the best way to go about doing this? In bash I > would use tools like grep, sed awk etc.
The old way to do this uses os.popen import os fh = os.popen('ifconfig') for line in fh: # scan line here The more modern way to handle this is using the subprocess module with something like: from subprocess import PIPE, Popen fh = Popen('ifconfig', stdout=PIPE).stdout ... Bill -- INTERNET: b...@celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 Skype: jwccsllc (206) 855-5792 When the customer has beaten upon you long enough, give him what he asks for, instead of what he needs. This is very strong medicine, and is normally only required once. -- The Consultant's Curse: _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor