If you want the return code, there are at least two ways to do it. My zsh shell is configured to print the last return code in the prompt: 0 % python Python 2.4.4 (#2, Apr 15 2008, 23:43:20) [GCC 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import sys >>> sys.exit(-1) 255 % python Python 2.4.4 (#2, Apr 15 2008, 23:43:20) [GCC 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> raise SystemExit(-1) 255 %
note that you are limited to eight bit integers. To get some text, the usual backquote method for grabbing the output from a command to use in your script would work. You should consult a bash manual for that, I use it so infrequently that I have to relearn it every time :) Cheers On Wednesday 17 September 2008 11:30, Patrick wrote: > I was just wondering if there was a way to return the results of a > python script to the bash shell? I was thinking about using the output > as an argumen for another shell command. I know that we can use the > shell from within Python via the OS module but I believe this is usually > used to feed input into the program. > > Here is a silly pseudo code example: > > bash command | some-python-script.py | some.other-script.sh > > thanks in advance-Patrick > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
