stdin in embedded python

[KillSwitch]

On Nov 1, 5:34 am, Dave Angel <da... at ieee.org> wrote:
> KillSwitch wrote:
> > I have a C++ program, with a GUI, into which I have embedded python. I
> > have made several python functions in C++, one of which I use to
> > override the normal stdout and stderr so that they print to a text box
> > of my GUI. One thing I cannot think of how to do is to redefine stdin
> > so that it pauses the program, waits for a user to type input into the
> > box, hit enter, and takes input from another text element and sends it
> > to python like it was the console.
>
> > I wonder if anyone could help me in trying to do such a thing. To
> > simplify, the new stdin should wait for the C++ function to give it a
> > value, like it waits for the console.
>
> I suspect you don't really want to redirect stdin, but instead implement
> raw_input().  If you have control over the script, just change it from
> raw_input() to cpp_raw_input().  But if  you need to be able to run
> arbitrary scripts, ...
>
> (untried) - Try changing __builtins__.raw_input  to reference your new
> function.
>
> DaveA

But what would the function do? How would it pause python and wait for
it to have text to send?