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The code below works when typed manually however when I run the program.py nothing prints. My ultimate goal is to retrieve this data from user pc to create an easy way to recreate shortcuts.... My users somehow lose them lol

import smtplib, os, subprocess, sys
from string import ascii_uppercase
from cStringIO import StringIO

data = os.popen(r"dir %userprofile%\desktop\*.lnk* /s/b").read()
file = open("testitem.txt", "w")
file.write(data)
file.close()


my_data = dict(zip(ascii_uppercase,open("testitem.txt")))


old_stdout = sys.stdout
sys.stdout = mystdout = StringIO()

for key, value in my_data.iteritems():
    subprocess.Popen([r"powershell.exe", "$sh = New-Object -COM WScript.Shell" + "\n" +     "$sh.CreateShortcut(\"%s\").TargetPath" % my_data[key].replace("\n", "")], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]


sys.stdout = old_stdout

shared = mystdout.getvalue()
print shared
John Shiveley
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  • The code looks correct to me... I think the reason might be somewhere else. You can try `sys.__stdout__.write(shared)` instead of `print shared` at the end. – Tony Babarino Mar 17 '16 at 13:44
  • Thanks for the reply. I tried however still not getting anything. I think nothing is getting captured in the first place. Its strange but after trying numerous things the print is empty no errors just empty. – John Shiveley Mar 17 '16 at 14:05

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try removing this sys.stdout = old_stdout line and add stdout=sys.stdout to your main process line for ex like .Popen(***,stdout=sys.stdout)

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