t.i.u.getProcessOutput(executable, args=(), env={}, path=None, reactor=None, errortoo=0) : function documentation

Part of twisted.internet.utils View Source

Spawn a process and return its output as a deferred returning a string.
ParametersexecutableThe file name to run and get the output of - the full path should be used.
argsthe command line arguments to pass to the process; a sequence of strings. The first string should NOT be the executable's name.
envthe environment variables to pass to the processs; a dictionary of strings.
paththe path to run the subprocess in - defaults to the current directory.
reactorthe reactor to use - defaults to the default reactor
errortooIf true, include stderr in the result. If false, if stderr is received the returned Deferred will errback with an IOError instance with a processEnded attribute. The processEnded attribute refers to a Deferred which fires when the executed process ends.
API Documentation for Twisted, generated by pydoctor at 2015-01-30 14:14:53.