Question

I need output different information to different terminal instances instead of print them in same output stream, say std.err or std.out.

for example:
I have 5 kinds of information say A-E need to be displayed on different terminal windows on same desktop, looks like

[terminal 1] <- for displaying information A

[terminal 2] <- for displaying information B

[terminal 3] <- for displaying information C

[terminal 4] <- for displaying information D

[terminal 5] <- for displaying information E

I know I can output them into different files, then open terminals read the file in loop,
but what I want is python program can open terminal by program itself and print to them directly when it is needed.

Is it possible?

Thanks!

KC

[edit]
the best solution for this case is using SOCKET as the IPC I think if the resource is not a matter, it will come with best compatible capability – a server client mode.
and the pipe / subprocess will also be the useful solutions under same platform

Answer 1

Open a pipe, then fork off a terminal running cat reading from the read end of the pipe, and write into the write end of the pipe.