使用pipe / dup2与Python子进程通信

时间:2013-01-24 19:24:35

标签: c posix dup2

我想使用Python为我的C程序实现用户界面。但是,我似乎无法让沟通工作。这是我到目前为止所做的,test.c

int main()
{
    int pipe_in[2], pipe_out[2];
    if (pipe(pipe_in) != 0 || pipe(pipe_out) != 0)
    {
        perror("pipe");
    return 1;
    }

    int _proc_handle = 0;
    if ((_proc_handle=fork()) == 0)
    {
        printf("Starting up Python interface...\n");
        dup2(pipe_in[0], STDIN_FILENO);
        dup2(pipe_out[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
        close(pipe_in[0]);
        close(pipe_out[1]);
        execlp("python", "python", "interface.py", (char*)NULL);
        perror("execlp");
        printf("Error executing Python.\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    _write_fd = pipe_in[1];
    _read_fd = pipe_out[0];

    sleep(1);
    char buffer[256];
    int n = read(_read_fd, buffer, 11);

    printf("n: %d\n", n);
    printf("buffer: `%s'\n", buffer);
    write(_write_fd, "from C\n", 5);

    return 0;
}

interface.py是:

import sys
import time

time.sleep(0.1)
print >>sys.stdout, 'from python'
print >>sys.stderr, sys.stdin.readline()

运行它,我希望它打印,

Starting up Python interface...
n: 11
buffer: `from python'
from C

但相反,它只是挂起,

Starting up Python interface...

1 个答案:

答案 0 :(得分:0)

添加到您的python脚本:

sys.stdout.flush() # after printing to stdout
sys.stderr.flush() # after printing to stderr

(行缓冲是tty设备的默认设置,但不适用于管道)。

将来你会想要在父进程(和/或子进程)中检测管道上的EOF,并且你也必须在父进程中关闭管道的未使用端。编辑:并在子进程中关闭其他未使用的管道末端。

/* This should be in parent as well */
close(pipe_in[0]);
close(pipe_out[1]);

/* This should be added to the child */
close(pipe_in[1]);
close(pipe_out[0]);