I'm trying to use the call method within python, how do I pipe something in (l | grep c++)?
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The `call` in `subprocess`? Can you post some code? – kindall Feb 14 '16 at 06:18
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What is the binary `l`? – OneCricketeer Feb 14 '16 at 06:21
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@cricket_007 A commonly used bash alias for ls -al – Thomas Smith Feb 14 '16 at 06:54
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`#!usr/bin/env python from subprocess import call call(["ls"]) ` – Thomas Smith Feb 14 '16 at 06:55
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Based on Python subprocess command with pipe
s = subprocess.Popen(["l"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
output = subprocess.check_output(("grep", "c++"), stdin=s.stdout)
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