python中os.system.获取输出信息_Python脚本在打印之前打印os.system的输出

I have a python script test.py:

print "first"

import os

os.system("echo second")

On linux command line I execute

python test.py

which returns:

first

second

I then execute

python test.py > test.out; cat test.out

which returns

second

first

What about redirecting the output makes the os.system call print before the print statement??

解决方案

When you're outputting to a pipe, Python buffers your output that's written to sys.stdout and outputs it after a flush, or after it's overflown, or upon closing (when the program exits). While it'll buffer the print calls, system calls output directly into stdout and their output won't be buffered. That's why you're seeing such precedence. To avoid that, use python -u:

python -u test.py > test.out; cat test.out

See more info here.

EDIT: explanation on when the buffer will be flushed.