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Hi there!

How do I check if stdin is empty? This is how I write in the terminal to call my program:

>> cat file.txt | python script.py

/flaerpen

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I found the solution by myself.

use sys.stdin.isatty() to find out whether the script is executed as a part of pipeline or standalone.
The method should return True if stdin is connected to a terminal, and False otherwise (pipeline or file redirection).

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Thanks for the information!

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