[erlang-questions] receiving output from a python shell

[pablo platt]

I've tested "python -i" before but without stderr_to_stdout.
With stderr_to_stdout it works.

Not sure why it is needed. I thought that it only direct errors to stdout.

Thanks.

On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 1:49 AM, Garrett Smith <g@REDACTED> wrote:

> I would still consider using erlport and the eval function to evaluate
> commands:
>
> http://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#eval
>
> This will give you control over what you're doing.
>
> Unless you're trying to literally screen-scrape Python. If that's your
> goal, you'll want to run Python in interactive mode with the -i option
> (man python).
>
> 1> P = erlang:open_port({spawn, "python -i"}, [stderr_to_stdout]).
> #Port<0.516>
> 2> flush().
> Shell got {#Port<0.516>,
>            {data,"Python 2.7.3 (default, Aug  1 2012, 05:14:39) \n[GCC
> 4.6.3] on linux2\n"}}
> Shell got {#Port<0.516>,
>            {data,"Type \"help\", \"copyright\", \"credits\" or
> \"license\" for more information.\n"}}
> Shell got {#Port<0.516>,{data,">>> "}}
> ok
> 3> erlang:port_command(P, "print 1\n").
> true
> 4> flush().
> Shell got {#Port<0.516>,{data,"1\n>>> "}}
> ok
>
> Garrett
>
> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 5:03 PM, pablo platt <pablo.platt@REDACTED>
> wrote:
> > erlport looks interesting but I don't need to manipulate the python shell
> > response.
> > I want to start a python shell (or any other shell), send arbitrary
> commands
> > to it and get the response.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 12:53 AM, Steve Vinoski <vinoski@REDACTED>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 4:56 PM, pablo platt <pablo.platt@REDACTED>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> How can I get the output of a python shell?
> >>>
> >>> This is what I'm trying to do:
> >>> > Port = open_port({spawn, "python"}, [binary, exit_status]).
> >>> #Port<0.586>
> >>> > port_command(Port, "print 1\n").
> >>> true
> >>> > flush().
> >>> ok
> >>>
> >>> When calling flush(), I expect to get {Port,{data, <<"1\n">>}}
> >>> but I'm not getting any message.
> >>
> >>
> >> You might want to try ErlPort:
> >>
> >> http://erlport.org
> >>
> >> Otherwise, you're just going to have to re-code what ErlPort already
> gives
> >> you.
> >>
> >> --steve
> >
> >
> >
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