here document as script and read from stdin

[Robin Becker]

Is it possible to use python with a shell HERE document as the script
and read the standard input? In other words make python usable as a
filter with a side input?

It doesn't seem to be obvous unless I can somehow use the -c option.
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Robin Becker

[Robin Becker]

Robin Becker wrote:

Is it possible to use python with a shell HERE document as the script
and read the standard input? In other words make python usable as a
filter with a side input?

It doesn't seem to be obvous unless I can somehow use the -c option.

Well I find I can put the script in as the -c option and then stdin is
still available. That requires me to be pretty careful with quotes
though. I wonder if there's an easy way to get a here document to act as
a parameter?
--
Robin Becker

[Donn Cave]

In article <40************@jessikat.fsnet.co.uk>,
Robin Becker <ro***@SPAMREMOVEjessikat.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

Is it possible to use python with a shell HERE document as the script
and read the standard input? In other words make python usable as a
filter with a side input?

It doesn't seem to be obvous unless I can somehow use the -c option.

Use "-" as the name of the file - e.g.,

python - << 'EOT'
import sys
print sys.argv
EOT

Donn Cave, do**@u.washington.edu

[Eddie Corns]

Robin Becker <ro***@SPAMREMOVEjessikat.fsnet.co.uk> writes:

Is it possible to use python with a shell HERE document as the script
and read the standard input? In other words make python usable as a
filter with a side input? It doesn't seem to be obvous unless I can somehow use the -c option.
--
Robin Becker

python -c "`cat <<OOK
from sys import stdin
for line in stdin:
print line.upper(),
print 'ha ha', "ho ho"
OOK
`"

ie the value of -c can be a complete program as long as you keep the newlines
intact and don't mess up the quotes. However it would probably be a lot
simpler to copy the script to a temp file and execute that (ignoring
pathological security issues).

(Only tested with bash!)

Eddie