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Python: Stream output of `asyncio.create_subprocess_exec()`
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"""Stream output of `asyncio.create_subprocess_exec()`""" | |
import asyncio | |
import sys | |
async def run(program: str, args: list[str]): | |
"""Capture output (stdout and stderr) while running external command.""" | |
proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec( | |
program, *args, stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE | |
) | |
while True: | |
if proc.stdout.at_eof() and proc.stderr.at_eof(): | |
break | |
stdout = (await proc.stdout.readline()).decode() | |
if stdout: | |
print(f'[stdout] {stdout}', end='', flush=True) | |
stderr = (await proc.stderr.readline()).decode() | |
if stderr: | |
print(f'[sdterr] {stderr}', end='', flush=True, file=sys.stderr) | |
await asyncio.sleep(1) | |
await proc.communicate() | |
print(f'{program} {" ".join(args)} exited with {proc.returncode}') | |
async def run2(program: str, args: list[str]): | |
"""Run external command without capturing output (stdout and stderr).""" | |
proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(program, *args) | |
await proc.communicate() | |
class Runner: | |
"""Run external command with output capturing. | |
Usage: | |
runner = Runner(program, args, interval) | |
runner.start() | |
async for stdout, stderr in runner.stream(): | |
... | |
returncode = runner.wait() | |
""" | |
def __init__(self, program, args, interval=1): | |
self.proc = None | |
self.program = program | |
self.args = args | |
self.interval = interval | |
async def start(self): | |
self.proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec( | |
self.program, | |
*self.args, | |
stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, | |
stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, | |
) | |
async def stream(self): | |
while True: | |
if self.proc.stdout.at_eof() and self.proc.stderr.at_eof(): | |
break | |
stdout = await self.proc.stdout.readline() | |
stderr = await self.proc.stderr.readline() | |
yield stdout.decode(), stderr.decode() | |
await asyncio.sleep(self.interval) | |
async def wait(self): | |
if self.proc is None: | |
return None | |
await self.proc.communicate() | |
return self.proc.returncode | |
async def main(): | |
runner = Runner('sh', ['./never-ending-script.sh']) | |
await runner.start() | |
async for stdout, stderr in runner.stream(): | |
if stdout: | |
print(f'[stdout] {stdout}', end='', flush=True) | |
if stderr: | |
print(f'[sdterr] {stderr}', end='', flush=True, file=sys.stderr) | |
returncode = await runner.wait() | |
print(f'return code is {returncode}') | |
if __name__ == '__main__': | |
asyncio.run(run('sh', ['./never-ending-script.sh'])) | |
asyncio.run(run2('sh', ['./never-ending-script.sh'])) | |
asyncio.run(main()) |
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should read stdout and stderr at the same time