[Twisted-Python] How to emulate Python's getoutput function

[Christopher Armstrong]

On 10/8/05, Drake Smith <drakesmith at adelphia.net> wrote:
> Is there a relatively simple way to emulate the following python function:
>    commands.getoutput ('ifconfig eth0 | grep inet'))
>
> I can get halfway there with:
>    utils.getProcessOutput ('/sbin/ifconfig', ['eth0'])
> but the trick to piping that output to another command such as grep is
> eluding me. Thank you.

make the command "sh", and the arguments ['-c', 'shell string']. Of
course, this means you're opening yourself up to shell insertion
attacks if you put any user-input into that shell string.


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