Printing from python on Windows platform

[Darrell]

Printing from Windows isn't so straight forward.
I've seen printing support in wxPython.

In the old DOS days you could write to lpt1:

E:\dgXXX>copy win.cfg lpt1:
        1 file(s) copied.

Nothing came out of my printer.

E:\dgXXX>dir lpt*
 Volume in drive E has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 541E-3EC8

 Directory of E:\ace\v2\data\dgXXX

File Not Found


E:\dgXXX>copy win.cfg stdout:
"stdout:" is not a recognized device.
The system cannot find the file specified.

I'm using NT 4.0

Hummm.
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--Darrell
Johann Spies <jhspies at futurenet.co.za> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.3.96.990803232344.254A-100000 at Johann...
> I am sorry to ask this a second time, but I did not receive any hint
> after the first time I put this question to the list.
>
> I am a Linux user writing a program for somebody that will use it on a
> Windows platform.  In Linux I use the following to redirect printing to
> the printer:
>
>     drukker = sys.stdout
>     drukker = os.popen('lpr','w')
>     drukker.write(drukstuk)
>     sys.stdout.write(drukstuk)
>
> What would the windows equivalent be?
>
> I have tried os.popen('prn', 'w'), but without success.  I cannot see
> anything in the python documentation to help me.
>
>
> Johann
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