Python Command Output Terminal

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This question is most likely on here somewhere, and anyone who can redirect me, that would be great.

But I can't find it - most likely not sure which appropriate key terms to use as everything gives me the python command line interpreter.

But I simply want to be able to use the output from a python as the input to another program from the command line. For example:

./program `python print 'A' * 100`

However, I get an error of:

python: can't open file 'print': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

What is the proper way to do this?

Interesting collection of other redirection options in python, worth a read, here — Shawn Mehan
– Shawn Mehan, Commented Oct 28, 2015 at 22:49

Joran Beasley · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-28 22:44:13Z

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the python executable with no switches expects no arguments(for an interactive shell) or a *.py file to run

you can use the -c switch to pass in code

./program `python -c "print 'A' * 100"`

answered Oct 28, 2015 at 22:44

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Remi Guan · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-29 01:02:30Z

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python -c "print 'A' * 10" | ./program

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answered Oct 28, 2015 at 22:44

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