On 2007-08-22, Karthik Gurusamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Not sure on non-unix platforms, but in unix like platforms it's best
> to reuse shell's power.
>
>>>> import commands
>>>> commands.getoutput('ls | wc')
> ' 4 4 24'
>>>>
Executing a shell just because you want a pipe seems like a bit
of overkill. Doing it the "right" way with subprocess is
pretty trivial.
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