I think apt sends the output to stdout. There are two ways to capture that:
1) redirect stdout to a file, then read and display the file. This is not thread safe which requires you lock when you do it 2) use multiprocessing or popen and run the function in a separate process which then captures the output. I this case I would go with 1. On Jan 12, 8:24 pm, blackshirt <[email protected]> wrote: > i have some a littel coding with web2py framework.. > here is my controller and file : > > def update(): > cache = apt.Cache() > progress = apt.progress.TextFetchProgress() > res = cache.update(progress) > return dict(res = res) > > in this related view.. > > {{extend 'layout.html'}} > {{=res}} > {{pass}} > > the controller works normally, ie. update the APT database.. i see it > progress on console output. > but on view just return value > > True > > after process update finish... > > i hope, the output progress, like this normally : > > Hithttp://ftp.hk.debian.orgstable Release.gpg > Hithttp://security.debian.orgstable/updates Release.gpg > Ignoredhttp://security.debian.org/stable/updates/contrib Translation- > en > Failedhttp://security.debian.org/stable/updates/contrib Translation- > en > Ignoredhttp://security.debian.org/stable/updates/main Translation-en > Failedhttp://security.debian.org/stable/updates/main Translation-en > Ignoredhttp://security.debian.org/stable/updates/non-free > Translation-en > Failedhttp://security.debian.org/stable/updates/non-free Translation- > en > Hithttp://security.debian.orgstable/updates Release > Donehttp://security.debian.orgstable/updates Release > Ignoredhttp://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/stable/contrib Translation-en > Failedhttp://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/stable/contrib Translation-en > Hithttp://security.debian.orgstable/updates/main amd64 Packages > Ignoredhttp://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/stable/main Translation-en > Failedhttp://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/stable/main Translation-en > Hithttp://security.debian.orgstable/updates/contrib amd64 Packages > Hithttp://security.debian.orgstable/updates/non-free amd64 Packages > Ignoredhttp://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/stable/non-free Translation- > en > Failedhttp://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/stable/non-free Translation-en > Hithttp://ftp.hk.debian.orgstable Release > Donehttp://ftp.hk.debian.orgstable Release > Hithttp://ftp.hk.debian.orgstable/main Sources > Hithttp://ftp.hk.debian.orgstable/contrib Sources > Hithttp://ftp.hk.debian.orgstable/non-free Sources > Hithttp://ftp.hk.debian.orgstable/main amd64 Packages > Hithttp://ftp.hk.debian.orgstable/contrib amd64 Packages > Hithttp://ftp.hk.debian.orgstable/non-free amd64 Packages > Done downloading > > showing on the view output.. > How we can do this on web2py ? > i'm still pretty newbie on python and web2py > > thanks
