python equivalent of the following program

[AndyL]

Edward Elliott wrote:
> AndyL wrote:
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>>Edward Elliott wrote:
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>>>And if the script runs somewhere that stderr is likely to disappear:
>>>
>>>prog1 = subprocess.Popen(['prog1'], stdout=file1,
>>>stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
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>>Forgot to mention before that the main motivation is to have the same
>>code on bot Linux and M$ platforms.
>>
>>Does subprocess work well on both?
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> yes
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>>Also how to find out that the 'prog1' e.g. has exited and it is  done?
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> prog1.wait() or prog1.poll().  look at the subprocess docs.

thx a lot.