Re: Send alt key to subprocess.PIPE stdin

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On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:26:32 -0700, Wanderer wrote:

> How do I send the command 'Alt+D' to subprocess.PIPE?

You don't. GUI programs don't read stdin, they receive key press events
from the windowing system.

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Send alt key to subprocess.PIPE stdin Wanderer <wanderer@dialup4less.com> - 2013-09-11 07:26 -0700
  Re: Send alt key to subprocess.PIPE stdin Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2013-09-11 18:18 +0100
  Re: Send alt key to subprocess.PIPE stdin Gary Herron <gherron@digipen.edu> - 2013-09-11 10:43 -0700
    Re: Send alt key to subprocess.PIPE stdin Wanderer <wanderer@dialup4less.com> - 2013-09-11 13:15 -0700
  Re: Send alt key to subprocess.PIPE stdin Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-09-11 20:23 +0000
    Re: Send alt key to subprocess.PIPE stdin Wanderer <wanderer@dialup4less.com> - 2013-09-12 07:06 -0700
      Re: Send alt key to subprocess.PIPE stdin Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-09-13 01:27 +1000
        Re: Send alt key to subprocess.PIPE stdin Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2013-09-12 18:20 +0100

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