python, subprocess: reading output from subprocess

Question

I have following script:

#!/usr/bin/python

while True:
    x = raw_input()
    print x[::-1]

I am calling it from ipython:

Answer 1

The subprocess method check_output can be useful for this:

output = subprocess.check_output('./script.py')

And output will be the stdout from the process. If you need stderr, too:

output = subprocess.check_output('./script.py', stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)

Because you avoid managing pipes directly, it may circumvent your issue.