Question

is there a way to find out from within a python program if it was started in a terminal or e.g. in a batch engine like sun grid engine?

the idea is to decide on printing some progress bars and other ascii-interactive stuff, or not.

thanks!

p.

Answer 1

The standard way is isatty().

import sys
if sys.stdout.isatty():
    print("Interactive")
else:
    print("Non-interactive")