Parameter Passing - String Variable Truncated ?

[goldtech]

Hi,

I'm passing what I think is a string parameter to another Python
program (spawn.py) - see the code snip below. But only the counter
part gets printed to a log file via spawn.py. Yet the echo print to
the output window shows the whole string with the fc part. Better
explained below I hope, there's the calling .py and the spawn
script .py:
....snip...
while fc:
counter = counter + 1
fc_cntr = str(counter) + ' : ' + fc
print fc_cntr + '\n' # Print to Pythonwin interactive window -
eg. "1 : New York" - all is printed OK

arglist = []
arglist.append(pythonPath)
arglist.append(spawn_script)
arglist.append(fc_cntr) # This gets sent to the spawn_script but
only "1" gets printed

os.spawnv(os.P_WAIT, pythonPath, arglist)
fc = fcs.next()
....
--------------------------
## the spawn_script
import win32com.client, sys, os, time, re

in_featclass = sys.argv[1]
handle = open('C:\\log_file.txt', 'a')
handle.write(in_featclass + "\n") # ONLY the counter part gets printed
to the log file! Why?
--------------------------

Thanks, for help.

[John Machin]

On Sep 1, 9:54 am, goldtech <[e-mail]:

Hi,

I'm passing what I think is a string parameter to another Python
program (spawn.py) - see the code snip below. But only the counter
part gets printed to a log file via spawn.py. Yet the echo print to
the output window shows the whole string with the fc part. Better
explained below I hope, there's the calling .py and the spawn
script .py:
...snip...
while fc:
counter = counter + 1
fc_cntr = str(counter) + ' : ' + fc
print fc_cntr + '\n' # Print to Pythonwin interactive window -
eg. "1 : New York" - all is printed OK

arglist = []
arglist.append(pythonPath)
arglist.append(spawn_script)
arglist.append(fc_cntr) # This gets sent to the spawn_script but
only "1" gets printed

os.spawnv(os.P_WAIT, pythonPath, arglist)
fc = fcs.next()
...
--------------------------
## the spawn_script
import win32com.client, sys, os, time, re

in_featclass = sys.argv[1]
handle = open('C:\\log_file.txt', 'a')
handle.write(in_featclass + "\n") # ONLY the counter part gets printed
to the log file! Why?
--------------------------

Try handle.write(repr(sys.argv[1:]) + "\n")
and come back with your conclusions ... unless of course someone has
spoonfed you in the meantime.

Another clue: write yourself a little arg-dumper script and try
running it in a Command Prompt window.
8<---
import sys
for x, arg in enumerate(sys.argv):
print x, repr(arg)
8<---
HTH,
John

[Steve Holden]

goldtech wrote:

Hi,

I'm passing what I think is a string parameter to another Python
program (spawn.py) - see the code snip below. But only the counter
part gets printed to a log file via spawn.py. Yet the echo print to
the output window shows the whole string with the fc part. Better
explained below I hope, there's the calling .py and the spawn
script .py:
...snip...
while fc:
counter = counter + 1
fc_cntr = str(counter) + ' : ' + fc
print fc_cntr + '\n' # Print to Pythonwin interactive window -
eg. "1 : New York" - all is printed OK

arglist = []
arglist.append(pythonPath)
arglist.append(spawn_script)
arglist.append(fc_cntr) # This gets sent to the spawn_script but
only "1" gets printed

os.spawnv(os.P_WAIT, pythonPath, arglist)
fc = fcs.next()
...
--------------------------
## the spawn_script
import win32com.client, sys, os, time, re

in_featclass = sys.argv[1]

Try

in_featclass = sys.argv[1:]

to collect all the arguments. At the moment I suspect some shell
argument processing is intervening, splitting your "N : something" into
multiple arguments.

handle = open('C:\\log_file.txt', 'a')
handle.write(in_featclass + "\n") # ONLY the counter part gets printed
to the log file! Why?
--------------------------

Thanks, for help.

regards
Steve
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[Steve Holden]

Steve Holden wrote:
[...]

>in_featclass = sys.argv[1]

Try

in_featclass = sys.argv[1:]

Sorry, that should have been

in_featclass = " ".join(sys.argv[1:])+"\n"

regards
Steve
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[Steve Holden]

Steve Holden wrote:
[...]

>in_featclass = sys.argv[1]

Try

in_featclass = sys.argv[1:]

Sorry, that should have been

in_featclass = " ".join(sys.argv[1:])+"\n"

regards
Steve
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[goldtech]

snip...

--------------------------

Try handle.write(repr(sys.argv[1:]) + "\n")
and come back with your conclusions ... unless of course someone has
spoonfed you in the meantime.

Another clue: write yourself a little arg-dumper script and try
running it in a Command Prompt window.
8<---
import sys
for x, arg in enumerate(sys.argv):
print x, repr(arg)
8<---
HTH,
John

It's a list.

....
['5', ':', 'Alaska.shp']
['6', ':', 'Arizona.shp']
['7', ':', 'Arkansas.shp']
['8', ':', 'California.shp']
['9', ':', 'Colorado.shp']
['10', ':', 'Connecticut.shp']
['11', ':', 'Delaware.shp']
['12', ':', 'District', 'of', 'Columbia.shp']
['13', ':', 'Florida.shp']
['14', ':', 'West', 'Virginia.shp']
['15', ':', 'Wisconsin.shp']
['16', ':', 'Wyoming.shp']

Thanks,
Lee G.