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gistfile1.txt
#!/usr/bin/env python2
import subprocess
import time
# Start 'top'
the_proc = subprocess.Popen(['top'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
# Just kill it after a couple of seconds
time.sleep(2)
the_proc.terminate()
stdout, stderr = the_proc.communicate()
print(stdout)
print(stderr)
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