Piping data into script under Win32

[R. C. James Harlow]

On Saturday 16 April 2005 03:11, runes wrote:
> I trying to figure out a way to make a python script accept data output
> from another process under Windows XP, but I fail miserably. I have a
> vague memory having read this is not possible with Python under
> Windows...
>
> C:\> type countlines.py | python countlines.py
> Counted 3 lines.

Are you definitely doing this and not:

C:\> type countlines.py | countlines.py

That will give you the error you're seeing. The example you posted works for 
me.
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