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    <p>I am running a find command for a particular file that I know exists. I would like to get the path to that file, because I don't want to assume that I know where the file is located. My understanding is that I need to redirect stdout, run the command and capture the output, re-hook-up standard output, then retrieve the results. The problem comes when I retrieve the results... I can't decipher them:</p> <pre><code>import os from cStringIO import StringIO stdout_backup = sys.stdout #Backup standard output stdout_output = StringIO() sys.stdout = stdout_output #Redirect standard output os.system("find . -name 'foobar.ext' -print") #Find a known file sys.stdout = stdout_backup #re-hook-up standard output as top priority paths_to_file = stdout_ouput.get_value() #Retrieve results </code></pre> <p>I find all the paths I could want, the trouble is that paths_to_file yields this:</p> <pre><code>Out[9]: '\n\x01\x1b[0;32m\x02In [\x01\x1b[1;32m\x027\x01\x1b[0;32m\x02]: \x01\x1b[0m\x02\n\x01\x1b[0;32m\x02In [\x01\x1b[1;32m\x028\x01\x1b[0;32m\x02]: \x01\x1b[0m\x02' </code></pre> <p>I have no idea what to do with this. What I wanted was something like what the print command provides:</p> <pre><code>./Work/Halpin Programs/Servers/selenium-server.jar </code></pre> <p>How do I make that output usable for opening a file? If I can get what the print command yeilds, I can open the file I want.</p> <p>Please reorient the question if I am misguided. Thank you!</p>
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