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List:       xaudio-sdk
Subject:    Re: Python
From:       Bryan Fordham <bfordham () piratech ! net>
Date:       1999-10-02 19:29:18
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On 2 Oct 1999 07:46:04 -0000 nirva@ishiboo.com (Danny Dulai) wrote:

Thanks for your response

> I don't know Python, but the popen() libc function can only be used for
> reading or writing, but not both (portably).
> 
> you need to open it for both reading and writing, so 2 pipes, a fork, and
> an exec is a way to do this. popen() is required to do at least one pipe,
> but not both. you are probably experiencing that limitation. maybe you can
> do the fork and pipes and exec yourself.

The popen2 functions returns 2 file objects, a read and a write.  Looking at
the source to see what popen2 does, it looks to me that it's doing pretty
much what you're saying it needs to.  But, since it's not working I'll see
about doing it manually and see what happens.

thanks again

- --B

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