interaction.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""More interaction between child processes.
"""

#end_pymotw_header
import io
import subprocess

print('One line at a time:')
proc = subprocess.Popen(
    'python3 repeater.py',
    shell=True,
    stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
)
stdin = io.TextIOWrapper(
    proc.stdin,
    encoding='utf-8',
    line_buffering=True,  # send data on newline
)
stdout = io.TextIOWrapper(
    proc.stdout,
    encoding='utf-8',
)
for i in range(5):
    line = '{}\n'.format(i)
    stdin.write(line)
    output = stdout.readline()
    print(output.rstrip())
remainder = proc.communicate()[0].decode('utf-8')
print(remainder)

print()
print('All output at once:')
proc = subprocess.Popen(
    'python3 repeater.py',
    shell=True,
    stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
)
stdin = io.TextIOWrapper(
    proc.stdin,
    encoding='utf-8',
)
for i in range(5):
    line = '{}\n'.format(i)
    stdin.write(line)
stdin.flush()

output = proc.communicate()[0].decode('utf-8')
print(output)