Interactive programs through Popen3

[Z Three Penguin]

Yes I am running Linux.  Is there any way to give the read function a
timeout?

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Joe Smith wrote in message <38AFBB31.27CBAFB5 at bogusaddress.com>...
>
>I take it that you must be running on UNIX.  If I remember correctly, 1.5.2
>says something about can't fork on Windows NT 4.0.  If I remember
correctly,
>popen2() and popen3() also have the same problem.  The doc should probably
>state that the popen2 module/library does not work on NT.  It would
probably
>not be difficult to fix these so that they work right on windows NT, but
since
>I figured a way around the problem, I don't feel inspired.
>
>Z Three Penguin wrote:
>
>> When I try to run an interactive program (such as pico), reading the file
>> object hangs the interpreter.  The code is:
>>
>> import popen2
>> s=popen2.Popen3("pico")
>> while s.poll()==-1:
>>     print s.fromchild.read()
>>     a=raw_input()
>>     s.inchild.write(a)
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> --
>> -Z3Penguin
>>
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>>
>> Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not after you.
>> Communication is Human, Encryption is Divine
>> Linux.  The choice of a GNU generation.
>> Dr. Pepper and doughnuts... because breakfast is the most important meal
of
>> the day.
>>
>>    ~
>>   . .
>>   /V\          got linux?
>>  // \\
>> /(   )\
>>  ^`~'^
>>
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