> #!/usr/bin/env python
> import subprocess
> import sys
>
> dom = sys.argv[1]
> switch = sys.argv [2]
> answer = subprocess.call("whois " + dom, shell=True)
>
> Execute the above (whatever.py -example.com -a1) prints the entire WHOIS
> output, but I just want it saved to the variable 'answer', n
- Original message -
> I'm using Python 2.6.5 and I've got a challenge with the subprocess
> module. I'd like the output to be stored in a variable, and not sent to
> the stdout. The relevant lines as they are now:
Go to google, enter "pymotw subprocess" and hit I am feeling lucky ;-)
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