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parent.py write to and read from the child.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
while True:
s = raw_input('Child: ')
if not s:
break
print 'Child:', s
print 'End of child.'
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import os
import subprocess
pty_master_fd, pty_slave_fd = os.openpty()
p = subprocess.Popen(
['python', 'child.py'],
stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
stdout=pty_slave_fd,
)
pty_master_f = os.fdopen(pty_master_fd)
while True:
s = raw_input('Parent: ')
p.stdin.write(s)
p.stdin.write('\n')
print '--- Output From Child ---'
print pty_master_f.readline()
print '--- End ---'
print
if not s:
break
print 'End of parent.'
$ py child.py
Child: 1
Child: 1
Child: 2
Child: 2
Child: 3
Child: 3
Child: ^CTraceback (most recent call last):
File "child.py", line 7, in <module>
s = raw_input('Child: ')
KeyboardInterrupt
$ py parent.py
Parent: 1
--- Output From Child ---
Child: Child: 1
--- End ---
Parent: 2
--- Output From Child ---
Child: Child: 2
--- End ---
Parent: 3
--- Output From Child ---
Child: Child: 3
--- End ---
Parent: ^CTraceback (most recent call last):
File "child.py", line 7, in <module>
s = raw_input('Child: ')
KeyboardInterrupt
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "parent.py", line 20, in <module>
s = raw_input('Parent: ')
KeyboardInterrupt
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moskytw commented Nov 6, 2017

Updated parent.py with the pty trick while child.py stays same.

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