[Tutor] capturing os.system() output

[alan.gauld@bt.com]

> All right, I know this is probably very basic, but how would 
> I capture the output of an os.system() call, instead of having 
> it print to standard output immediately? 

Use os.popen instead

There are several variants woith subtle differences, read the 
docs to pick the right one. I usually use popen2() 
- for reasons which escape me! :-)

Alan g.
Author of the 'Learning to Program' web site
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