Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> import os > for line in os.popen("grep pattern *.txt"): > print line, > > also see os.system and subprocess. > > note that if you want to write portable code, you can implement your own > "grep" using the "re" module: > </F> Also, for a wrapper around popen, try commands: import commands pattern = raw_input('pattern to search? ') print commands.getoutput('grep %s *.txt' % pattern) Pete -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list