How to get program output from subprocess.Popen?

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How to get program output from subprocess.Popen?

buran

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Aug-19-2020, 05:44 AM (This post was last modified: Aug-19-2020, 05:44 AM by buran.)

you can use convenient subprocess.run() and pass capture_output=True. e.g.

import subprocess
result = subprocess.run(['ls'], capture_output=True) # running linux ls command
print(result.stdout.decode())

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RE: How to get program output from subprocess.Popen? - by buran - Aug-19-2020, 05:44 AM

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