Linux, Python, and pipes

[Skip Montanaro]

    Preston> Anyone know what's up with pipes and Python on Linux?  It seems
    Preston> that when trying to pipe the output of a Python program, the
    Preston> pipe does not start flowing until the Python program exits.
    Preston> For programs with long running times and lots of log/debug
    Preston> output, that means you can't begin to look at the output until
    Preston> the program terminates.

Preston,

Try running your Python script with the -u flag.  That causes Python to open
stdout and stderr unbuffered.

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