execute python code and save the stdout as a string
Leif K-Brooks
eurleif at ecritters.biz
Sat Jun 25 09:18:27 EDT 2005
jwaixs wrote:
> I've a question. Can I execute a part of a python code and put it's
> output in a string?
>>> import sys
>>> from cStringIO import StringIO
>>>
>>> def exec_and_get_output(code):
... old_stdout = sys.stdout
... sys.stdout = StringIO()
... try:
... exec code in {}, {}
... return sys.stdout.getvalue()
... finally:
... sys.stdout = old_stdout
...
>>> exec_and_get_output("print 'foo'")
'foo\n'
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