Python: Converting a tuple to a string with 'err'
- by skylarking
Given this :
import os
import subprocess
def check_server():
cl = subprocess.Popen(["nmap","10.7.1.71"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
result = cl.communicate()
print result
check_server()
check_server() returns this tuple:
('\nStarting Nmap 4.53 ( http://insecure.org ) at 2010-04-07 07:26 EDT\nInteresting ports on 10.7.1.71:\nNot shown: 1711 closed ports\nPORT STATE SERVICE\n21/tcp open ftp\n22/tcp open ssh\n80/tcp open http\n\nNmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.293 seconds\n', None)
Changing the second line in the method to
result, err = cl.communicate()
results in check_server() returning :
Starting Nmap 4.53 ( http://insecure.org ) at 2010-04-07 07:27 EDT
Interesting ports on 10.7.1.71:
Not shown: 1711 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
21/tcp open ftp
22/tcp open ssh
80/tcp open http
Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.319 seconds
Looks to be the case that the tuple is converted to a string, and the \n's are being stripped.... but how? What is 'err' and what exactly is it doing?
