How can I get a process's stdin by a process id?

Question

I know i can get process's stdin use subprocess in python like:

import subprocess
f = subprocess.Popen('python example.py',stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
f.stdin.write('some thing')

but I want only know the pid which i want to write to the process's stdin how can i do this?

You want to hijack another process's stdin? That's not a very nice thing to do... — Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams, Sep 07 '12 at 06:23
I'm glad this question got an answer that helped before it was closed. — protometa, Jul 22 '15 at 18:37

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 07 '12 at 07:49

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Simply write to /proc/PID/fd/1:

import os.path
pid = os.getpid() # Replace your PID here - writing to your own process is boring
with open(os.path.join('/proc', str(pid), 'fd', '1'), 'a') as stdin:
  stdin.write('Hello there\n')

answered Sep 07 '12 at 07:49

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