How to write python script with man-page like out-put [duplicate]

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I wonder how to write a script with stdout like command-line like 'more', 'less', 'man' which it is seems they show their result in another layer of bash. how can I write a program with such output in python?

Do you want to rewrite less or do you want to show the output of your programm in less ? python3 your_program.py | less is the typical way to do it. — Julien Palard
– Julien Palard, Commented Jun 2, 2016 at 6:58
less is a class of program called a "pager" or "terminal pager" — Håken Lid
– Håken Lid, Commented Jun 2, 2016 at 7:09
Best help! I did look for program class name "pager" @HåkenLid — Mohammad Reza
– Mohammad Reza, Commented Jun 2, 2016 at 9:49

Håken Lid · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-02 07:15:56Z

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You can use pydoc.pager for that. It's in the standard library.

from pydoc import pager
pager('hello world\n' * 100)

answered Jun 2, 2016 at 7:15

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