popen on Win 9x?

Fernando Pérez fperez528 at yahoo.com
Wed Nov 14 16:18:26 EST 2001


RPM1 wrote:

> Goal: Write a python program that can call two other C programs and interact
> with the stdin and stdout of the C programs on Win 98.
> 
[snip]

>From what I understand, pipes under Win9x aren't exactly what you expect if 
you come from a 'real' OS background. So there's a good chance your problems 
are with the underlying OS, not your code.

I'm sure you'll get more detailed answers from people who've dealt with win9x 
pipes in depth soon. This is just a generic heads up.

Cheers,

f



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