call up an EDITOR (vim) from a python script

Question

I want to call up an editor in a python script to solicit input from the user, much like crontab e or git commit does.

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Answer 1

The PIPE is the problem. VIM is an application that depends on the fact that the stdin/stdout channels are terminals and not files or pipes. Removing the stdin/stdout paramters worked for me.

I would avoid using os.system as it should be replaced by the subprocess module.