Populate a list in Python

[LuckyTaxi]

How can I populate a list w/ the output of the command that ran?

#!/usr/bin/python

import os
os.system('dpkg --list | grep mysql')

 

[Ken g6]

Good question. It looks like it's almost, but not quite, as simple as Perl:

import subprocess
IN = subprocess.Popen('dpkg --list | grep mysql',shell=True,stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
yourList = IN.communicate()[0].splitlines()

 

[degibson]

(in_file, out_file) = os.popen2("my_command")
myList = out_file.readlines()

Edit: I hate python...

 

[Dravic]

Originally posted by: LuckyTaxi
How can I populate a list w/ the output of the command that ran?

#!/usr/bin/python

import os
os.system('dpkg --list | grep mysql')

cmd = "dpkg --list | grep mysql"

for mydata in os.popen(cmd).readlines():
print mydata.rstrip()





print should obviously be indented