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Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:31:19 -0500
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On 06/10/2011 12:58 PM, Mark Phillips wrote:
> How do I write my script so it picks up argument from the
> output of commands that pipe input into my script?

You can check

   if os.isatty(sys.stdin):  # <-- this check
     do_stuff_with_the_terminal()
   else:
     read_options_from_stdin()

-tkc