python spawn new process, rout stdin/out

[kmkz89]

Hi,

I'm trying to make a program that acts as an intermediate between the
user and another executable. When my python program is executed, I
would like another .exe to be spawned within the python program, and
the stdin/stdout to be routed from the user to the program. So if my
program is booted into a console window, anything typed by the user
will be passed to the subprocess and any output from that executable
will appear in the console, showing the user what happened. In
addition, when the python program is closed, the subprocess should be
closed.

Any ideas how to do this? I am far from a Python newbie but I know
little to nothing about os.*/subprocess.* so I need quite a bit of
assistance.

Thanks guys!
kmkz

[Farshid Lashkari]

Sounds like the popen2 module should suffice. Take a look at the
documentation for the module here:

http://www.python.org/doc/lib/module-popen2.html

-Farshid

[kmkz]

How exactly do I map the main program's STDOUT (what the user sees) to
the subprocess' STDOUT? In effect I want it to appear as though they
just executed the program itself.

[kmkz]

ok solved that by using the call() method

I now have a bigger problem: the executable always wants to open in its
own window. how do I stop this?

[Steve Holden]

kmkz wrote:

ok solved that by using the call() method

I now have a bigger problem: the executable always wants to open in its
own window. how do I stop this?

Call pythonw instead of python.

regards
Steve
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