Re: [pygame] Returns from exe

["Brian Fisher" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

the subprocess call is a good way to call exe's, but I don't think the
return code from a subprocess call can be anything that would normally
be assigned to a variable named "objects" (like in sample code in the
question). The return code from a process can only be an integer
value.

If you wanted an exe to return anything any more complicated than an
integer return code, you'd need to use an interprocess communication
approach before the exe finishes. The simplest thing would be
redirecting stdout and/or stderr, which would let you get back a
string from the process.

On 7/5/07, Dave LeCompte (really) <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Ian Mallett" <geometrian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I was wondering if you can get returns from an executable somehow.
> > Something like:
> >
> > import Objects
> > def main()
> >     objects = Objects.main()
> >
> > and Objects is an .exe file.
> > Ian
> >
>
> Yep, the subprocess module makes that easy.
>
> Check out
>
> http://docs.python.org/lib/module-subprocess.html
> http://docs.python.org/lib/node537.html
>
> You'll be most interested in the returncode attribute.
>
> -Dave LeCompte