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Jul 17th, 2007
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If stdin is empty?

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Hi there!

How do I check if stdin is empty? This is how I write in the terminal to call my program:
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  1. >> cat file.txt | python script.py

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Re: If stdin is empty?

I found the solution by myself.

use sys.stdin.isatty() to find out whether the script is executed as a part of pipeline or standalone.
The method should return True if stdin is connected to a terminal, and False otherwise (pipeline or file redirection).
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Re: If stdin is empty?

Thanks for the information!
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