Re: [Jython-users] embedded Jython and capturing script output

[Ype K. <yk...@xs...>]

Hugh,

>Hello -
>
>I have written a Java GUI that loads a Jython script and then attempts to run it
>using an embedded Jython interpreter, i.e., the PythonInterpreter class and/or
>the InteractiveInterpreter class.
>
>I have been unable to capture the output of the script as it runs so I can
>display its progress in my Java GUI. Using the InteractiveInterpreter I sent the
>Jython script to the embedded interpreter line-by-line and caputer the output by
>using the setOut() method with a StringWriter output stream. This worked for the
>"topmost" Jython script, but when the executing script called my functions that
>were defined in another Jython script (which it found), the output stopped being
>retrieved until the entire script ran to completion. And I have yet to figure
>out how to capture the output when I use the PythonInterpreter.exec(String s)
>method.

>Any ideas? I'm stumped.

Have a look at console.py in the demo/swing directory for an example of how
to do this in jython. Basically you have to replace sys.stdout
with another object that has some methods to receive the data.

>Thanks!

My pleasure.
Ype

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