How to write output of terminal to file with format?

Question

I want to save result of script to file. Example of script:

import os

def scan_ip():
    ip2 = raw_input('Enter ip of target: ')
    target = 'nmap -sP {}'.format(ip2)
    os.system(target + > '123.txt')

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score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 19 '19 at 20:39

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with open('123.txt', 'w') as my_file:
    my_file.write(target)

answered Mar 19 '19 at 20:39

Green Cloak Guy

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nmap -sP 192.168.1.104 – mix world Mar 19 '19 at 21:42
i want output of this os.system into file not command pliiiz help – mix world Mar 19 '19 at 21:43

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 19 '19 at 23:23

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You should not do in this way. First you need to call the external command with output captured, and then write the output you captured to a file:

import subprocess

ip2 = raw_input('Enter ip of target: ')
p = subprocess.Popen(["nmap", "-sP", ip2], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
out, err = p.communicate()
with open('123.txt', 'w') as f:
    f.write(out)

edited Mar 19 '19 at 23:23

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answered Mar 19 '19 at 20:45

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Basic idea is right, but I think you want to use user input to execute a command consisting of `['nmap`, `'-sP'`, `'']`. – martineau Mar 19 '19 at 22:00
@martineau yes, I copied wrong code. fixed. thanks. – adrtam Mar 19 '19 at 23:21

How to write output of terminal to file with format?

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