os.popen2

[Curtis Jensen]

Venkatesh Prasad Ranganath wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The following code stalls
> 
> import os
> i = os.popen2("/bin/bash")
> i[0].write("ls -lR")
> i[1].read()
> -----------stalls here
> 
> Am I missing something the way it should behave or isn't it possible to execute
> a process using popenX, keep it alive and interact with it?
> 
> waiting for reply,
> 
> --
> Venkatesh Prasad Ranganath

just a guess, try putting a carrage return at the end.

i[0].write("ls -lR\n")

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