capturing output for 60 seconds

[gammaman1]

hi,

Does anyone know of a module I could use to constantly capture output within a timeframe? Basically, I want to capture everything that a console is spitting out for 60 seconds. Then I'm planning to search through the output to look for a specific phrase. Any tips would be much appriciated. thanks!

 

[EBGreen]

I am by no means a python expert, but I would start by looking at the subprocess module.

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[rzs0502]

pyexpect could also be used.

http://www.python.org/ftp/python/contrib-09-Dec-1999/System/pyexpect.README

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