[SOLVED] In xonsh how can I receive from a pipe to a python expression?

Issue

In the xonsh shell how can I receive from a pipe to a python expression? Example with a find command as pipe provider:

find $WORKON_HOME -name pyvenv.cfg -print | for p in <stdin>: $(ls -dl @(p))

The for p in <stdin>: is obviously pseudo code. What do I have to replace it with?

Note: In bash I would use a construct like this:

... | while read p; do ... done

Solution

The easiest way to pipe input into a Python expression is to use a function that is a callable alias, which happens to accept a stdin file-like object. For example,

def func(args, stdin=None):
    for line in stdin:
        ls -dl @(line.strip())

find $WORKON_HOME -name pyvenv.cfg -print | @(func)

Of course you could skip the @(func) by putting func in aliases,

aliases['myls'] = func
find $WORKON_HOME -name pyvenv.cfg -print | myls

Or if all you wanted to do was iterate over the output of find, you don't even need to pipe.

for line in !(find $WORKON_HOME -name pyvenv.cfg -print):
    ls -dl @(line.strip())

Answered By - Anthony Scopatz

Answer Checked By - Terry (WPSolving Volunteer)